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Overview: Core Inflation Eases Across 2025 Singapore’s core inflation averaged 0.7% for the year 2025, a notable slowdown from 2.8% in 2024. The December reading…

China Tightens Focus on Africa, Shifting Financing Style in 2024 Chinese lending to Africa declined sharply in 2024, marking the first annual drop since the…

UK inflation rises to 3.4% in December, adding pressure on the Bank of England Inflation in the United Kingdom rose in December for the first…

Is Canada in a Recession? What Friday’s GDP Data Could Reveal Canada’s economic fate hangs on a set of crucial statistics due to be released…

Introduction: A high-profile arrival at Indonesia’s finance helm Two months into his term as Indonesia’s finance minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has become one of the…

Kenya’s 2026 Outlook Brightens as Borrowing Costs Fall Kenya’s economy is projected to accelerate in 2026, driven by a confluence of favorable factors: easing credit…

Malaysian Ringgit Strengthens on Strong Economic Momentum The Malaysian ringgit has surged to become Asia’s best-performing currency this year, edging closer to a four-year high…

Overview: Recapitalisation as a Catalyst for Growth The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has renewed its emphasis on banking sector reforms, with bank recapitalisation at…

Overview: A Record Yet Uneven Tax Frontier Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) entered FY26 with a paradox: total tax filings hit record levels, yet…

Overview: UK poised for solid relative growth, IMF says The United Kingdom is forecast to be the second-fastest growing major economy among the G7 this…
