MANILA: The Philippine economy rebounded stronger than expected in 2021 after a relaxation of COVID-19 rules fuelled consumer spending and…
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LONDON: The Bank of England will likely hold its interest rates at their current record lows tomorrow as it weighs…
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KABUL: Four Afghan brothers have hauled their family’s carpet loom out of storage in the desperate hope of earning a…
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BERLIN: Germany’s new finance minister Christian Lindner is known for a firm hand at the wheel of his pro-business Free…
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING: China has an important part to play in the global economy as it recovers from COVID-19, but its growth…
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STOCKHOLM: The world’s biggest weapons manufacturers largely avoided the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 and recorded a growth in profits…
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WASHINGTON: The US Treasury said it will keep a close eye on China’s economic policies and actions to influence the…
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BANGKOK: A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to…
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KUWAIT: The Federal Reserve released the minutes of their meeting from earlier this month expressing their concern about inflation. Fed…
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WASHINGTON: US retailers are adding security and locking up goods after flash mob heists involving dozens of thieves at once…
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BERLIN: German shoppers are feeling downbeat as the December Christmas period beckons, a key survey said yesterday, with concerns about…
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DOHA: The Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies organized a conference titled “Economic Diversification in the Gulf Countries: Opportunities…
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MUMBAI: Indian mobile payments giant Paytm lost more than a quarter of its value on its market debut yesterday after…
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BEIJING: China’s economy showed signs of stabilizing in October, according to data yesterday, with retail sales and factory output beating…
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KUWAIT: Domestic credit growth picked up to 2.1 percent q/q in 3Q2021 with the y/y increase at 4 percent through…
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ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan is “at the brink of economic collapse” and the international community must urgently resume funding and provide humanitarian…
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LONDON: Britain’s economic recovery from pandemic fallout slowed sharply in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hurt businesses, official…
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GAZA CITY: The Palestinian Territories’ economy is showing “signs of recovery” but still faces serious challenges including “very high unemployment…
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LAMONT, US: Irma Gomez has worked in California’s Central Valley, one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions, for nearly…
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LONDON: Britain’s pandemic-hit economy is set to extend its solid recovery into next year despite strong inflationary pressures, finance minister…
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GENEVA: Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said yesterday in a stark…
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WASHINGTON: The US budget deficit narrowed slightly in the past year as the economy recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, falling…
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BEIRUT: By challenging Lebanon’s national passion for automobile ownership, and driving growing numbers towards greener or more collective transport, the…
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FRANKFURT: Global shortages in industrial components and raw materials have cramped Germany’s export driven economy, prompting the country’s leading economic…
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DUBAI: The Middle East and North Africa are experiencing a tenuous and uneven economic recovery in 2021 as they get…
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallied his Conservative party faithful yesterday, vowing a far-reaching overhaul to wean the UK…
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MANILA: The Philippine economy will take more than a decade to return to pre-pandemic growth, an official said yesterday, warning…
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BERLIN: In her apartment in suburban Berlin, Regina Lehmann despairs at the letter from her landlord, a big real estate…
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WASHINGTON: With the United States on the upswing from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve is expected to weigh in…
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WASHINGTON: Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Antonio Fernandez, 64, had envisioned staying in his job at Chevron in Houston for…
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KABUL: Afghanistan’s central bank said yesterday that the Taleban had seized more than $12 million in cash and gold from…
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LONDON: British annual inflation spiked in August to a nine-year peak on the reopening economy, but last year’s figure had…
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MANILA: The Philippines will ease coronavirus restrictions in the capital Manila despite record infection numbers, officials said yesterday, as it…
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BEIJING: Sleepless nights are now the routine for Ji Wenchen six months after she laid out $100,000 for a deposit…
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NAIROBI: Kenya’s economy shrank for the first time in three decades last year as the country was battered by the…
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KABUL: As a nurse at one of Kabul’s main hospitals, Latifa Alizada was the breadwinner for her family, providing for…
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