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Tariffs, China competition weigh on Balkan growth: EBRD

Sep 25, 2025 (AFP)

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development slightly downgraded its growth forecast for all its regions in 2026, which for the first time takes into ac...

Maritime trade growth stalls amid growing uncertainty: UN

Sep 24, 2025 (AFP)

Political tensions, new tariffs, shifting trading patterns and reconfigured shipping lanes are reshaping the geography of maritime trade, the United Nations' tr...

China not seeking new special and differential treatment in WTO pacts

Sep 23, 2025 (AFP)

Xinhua cited Chinese Premier Li Qiang's remarks at a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. In making the announcement, Li ...

Ukraine slams Chinese cargo ship for visiting occupied Crimea

Sep 23, 2025 (AFP)

The Financial Times newspaper had first reported that the Heng Yang 9, owned by the Guangxi Changhai Shipping Company, has docked in Sevastopol at least thrice ...

Five things to know about Indonesia-EU trade agreement

Sep 22, 2025 (AFP)

The agreement, to be signed on the resort island of Bali, will bring resource-rich Indonesia and the 27-member European bloc into closer economic ties. It is th...

Markets mixed as traders take stock after Fed-fuelled rally

Sep 22, 2025 (AFP)

Tokyo led the winners after Japan's central bank said it would sell off its huge stock of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) gradually, having sparked a sell-off Frid...

Indonesia, EU sign long-awaited trade deal

Sep 22, 2025 (AFP)

New visa rules shatter the American dream for many Indians

Sep 21, 2025 (AFP)

Friday's changes to the prized H-1B visas, which included a new $100,000 fee, rattled the tech industry and left US companies scrambling to figure out the impli...

Tariff uncertainty delays World Cup orders for China's merch makers

Sep 19, 2025 (AFP)

Manufacturers in China's export hub Yiwu would normally already be inundated with World Cup orders ahead of next summer's football tournament, this time hosted ...

Germany passes long-delayed budget with vast new borrowing

Sep 18, 2025 (AFP)

This year's budget was supposed to have been signed off long ago but the process stalled after last year's collapse of former chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition...

Europe slow to match economic rivals US, China: Draghi

Sep 16, 2025 (AFP)

One year after former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi delivered stark warnings -- and hundreds of recommendations -- in a milestone 400-page report for...

UK, US to sign $10 bn of economic deals on Trump visit

Sep 15, 2025 (AFP)

Trump will be accompanied by a "significant" number of US tech CEOs when he meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his country residence on Thursday,...

Poland justifies Belarus border closure to trade partner China

Sep 15, 2025 (AFP)

Poland, an EU and NATO member and ally of Ukraine, announced last week the closure of the frontier during military drills being conducted in Belarus by Russian ...

Canada PM names key projects to jumpstart Trump-hit economy

Sep 11, 2025 (AFP)

Doubling production of liquified natural gas was also on the list from the prime minister, who has vowed to speed up cumbersome, bureaucratic approval processes...

China-US talks mark a 'small step' towards Xi meeting Trump

Sep 11, 2025 (AFP)

The last time US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met was in 2019 so all eyes would be on any discussions of flashpoint issues like Taiwan, ...

Most markets rise as US producer price data stokes rate cut bets

Sep 11, 2025 (AFP)

Markets have enjoyed a healthy run in recent months -- with some hitting record highs -- on growth optimism that the Federal Reserve will resume its monetary ea...

China says consumer prices fell in August at fastest rate since February

Sep 10, 2025 (AFP)

Beijing has in recent years been battling sluggish domestic spending, dragged down by a prolonged slump in the country's vast property market as pressure on exp...

Asian markets enjoy record day as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes

Sep 10, 2025 (AFP)

Eyes are now on the release of inflation figures that could help guide the US central bank's decision-making for the rest of the year. Figures on Tuesday showed...

China's top diplomat to visit Austria, Slovenia and Poland

Sep 10, 2025 (AFP)

Wang Yi's trips to the three European countries are scheduled for September 12 to 16 and will involve talks with counterparts, Chinese foreign ministry spokespe...

Delegation of US lawmakers to travel to China

Sep 10, 2025 (AFP)

The staff member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not provide further details on the trip, which will be the first by members of the lower house of Con...