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Chinas port activities increased in Q1 2024. Total cargo throughput at Chinese ports reached 4.09 billion tonnes, marking a 6.1 per cent increase year on year. Foreign...

Business leaders have expressed concerns about governments plan to remove energy subsidies by December 2026, which involves raising power prices four times a year as prescribed...

Vietnams finance ministry has proposed extending the 2-per cent reduction in value-added tax till 2024 end; a payment deadline for corporate income tax, special consumption...

The latest U.S. Bank freight payment index revealed the US truck freight market contracted notably during Q1 2024. Spending by shippers fell by 27.9 per cent YoY and 16.8...

The HCOB purchasing managers index (PMI) for eurozone manufacturing compiled by S&P Global was 45.7 in April, down from 46.1 in March and in sub-50 contraction territory...

Labour rights experts, labour leaders pointed out Bangladesh has no legal framework to set minimum wages for more than 85 per cent of workers, employees across various sectors,...

The central bank plans to ditch SMART formula used currently to fix interest rate on loans, in line with prescription of International Monetary Fund (IMF) that has proposed...

Chinas logistics sector grew by 5.9 per cent to 88 trillion yuan ($12.4 trillion) in Q1, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. The growth, which...

The euro area seasonally-adjusted March unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent—stable compared with the February figure and down from 6.6 per cent in March 2023. The EU rate...

The global economy is projected to grow at a steady pace of 3.1 per cent in 2024 and 3.2 per cent in 2025, as per the OECD. Challenges like tight monetary conditions impact...