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IF Insights: Chinese economy needs support of Xi Jinping government more than ever

IFM CorrespondentJune 19, 2023October 10, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentJune 19, 2023October 10, 2023

While Xi Jinping's Gulf outreach is helping him to score diplomatic brownie points over the United States, China's domestic economy is counter-balancing all these political developments...

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IF Insights: Crisis-ridden United Kingdom is now staring at a recession

IFM CorrespondentJune 12, 2023October 10, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentJune 12, 2023October 10, 2023

The IMF has remarked that the United Kingdom economy is expected to avoid a recession in 2023, whereas the European country's GDP will grow by 0.4% in 2023...

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IF Insights: What’s next for Germany as country enters recession

IFM CorrespondentJune 8, 2023November 22, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentJune 8, 2023November 22, 2023

Germany's expected interest costs for 2023 are €39.9 billion, a tenfold rise from the €3.9 billion it had to pay in interest for its debt in 2021...

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Europe may face gas shortage: Qatar’s Energy Affairs Minister

IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023

Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs, HE Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi said the country is close to producing 126 million tons by 2026...

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The mystery box called world economy

IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023

Economists say, investors and statisticians will get better at understanding the world economy during periods of volatility and inflation...

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Saudi’s 2030 PUSH

IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023

The crude petroleum and natural gas activities contributed 32.7% to the Saudi economy...

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The German economic miracle

IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023

By 1948, the German people had endured nine years of rationing and price restrictions...

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Gold attracts investors as US debt ceiling stalemate continues

IFM CorrespondentJune 2, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentJune 2, 2023

Spot gold was up 0.1% at USD 1,978.06 per ounce, while US gold futures were down 0.1% at USD 1,979.40...

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IF Insights: Is the United Kingdom becoming gig economy’s ‘crisis zone’?

IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023

A study by the University of Bristol and Oxford University found that the majority of gig economy workers feel under threat from feedback processes...

Featured Fintech

PayShap: South Africa’s first rapid payments programme

IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023May 29, 2023

by IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2023May 29, 2023

In the initial phase, PayShap users can access the real-time payment feature to pay recipients instantly, using either their bank details or a proxy via a unique identifier called ShapID...