Category: Economy

China let banks offer higher dollar deposit rates to slow yuan appreciation, a quiet PBOC tool signaling Beijing's currency ceiling to global FX traders.

Cebu's chambers want lawmakers to set politics aside as Senate turmoil over the Estrada arrest meets 7.2% inflation, a near-record peso, and wary investors.

Vietnam drew $24.81 billion in high-tech FDI in early 2026, up 34.9%, yet design and high-margin work stay offshore while local firms bank assembly wages.

China leads the world in EVs, solar and AI, yet its tech stocks keep falling. Weak consumption, overcapacity and deflation explain the five-year gap.

China’s new outbound investment rules take effect on July 1, and for the first time they hand Beijing a formal legal basis to screen, condition, and even unwind the technology...

When Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT, the government body that oversees rail and metro construction) signed a €8.1 billion contract with a Siemens Mobility-led consortium in May 2022, it...

The Europe economic squeeze has shifted from forecast risk to operating problem: Britain’s services engine is wobbling, eurozone retailers are leaning on thin demand, and banks are rationing risk while...

A crucial EU decision on car emissions could define the future of the European automotive sector. At the center is the 2035 all-electric sales target, a policy many consider essential...

India’s landmark labour regulatory reform — consolidating 29 fragmented laws into four unified codes — is set to reshape how startups hire, scale and compensate workers. The announcement, made on...

Private-sector lending in Pakistan continues to suffer as banks avoid risky borrowers due to lengthy, unpredictable and often unsuccessful loan recovery processes. While the financial sector looks strong from a...