Rising costs squeeze German businesses hard
Since 2015, China has been Germany's most significant trading partner, and in 2022, trade between the two reached a record high...
Category : Economy
Bangladesh’s political reset faces economic hurdles
Bangladesh's economy is in terrible shape, with foreign reserves fast depleting, prices skyrocketing, the banking system in disarray, and most economic activity coming to a complete halt...
US Elections 2024: Economy takes centre stage
The power transition from Trump to Biden occurred during the 2020-21 period, when the global economy was at a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Is Europe becoming uncompetitive?
According to a McKinsey Global Institute report, Europe-based big businesses invested 60% less in 2022 than their American counterparts and expanded at a rate of two-thirds slower...
Kenya’s economic mess: Whom to blame?
President William Ruto’s now-withdrawn tax hikes as well as similar legislation passed in 2023 are both linked to IMF loans as Kenya staggers under the weight of a heavy debt crisis...
Indonesia’s future under Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo intends to raise the budget deficit cap, currently set by law at 3% of Indonesian GDP, as well as increase the government debt-to-GDP ratio from the current level of 38.11%...
Will remote work hurt office economy?
The worst-case scenario for workplaces depends on the continuation of high levels of remote work arrangements...
Lebanon’s economic woes deepen
A recurrence of the 2006 Lebanon War would exacerbate Lebanon's already precarious economic situation and result in a humanitarian catastrophe...
US Elections: Is Trump facing a conflict of interest?
Donald Trump says he will use his bully pulpit to promote his investment destinations, but he finds it difficult to go beyond that in terms of policy...
As UK escapes recession, what’s next?
The Bank of England now anticipates that the United Kingdom's GDP will increase by 0.5% this year, double the rate it predicted in February...