Economics

South Korea loses nearly 400,000 jobs because of pandemic

The number of jobs fell by 392,000 in South Korea in September compared to the same period in 2019. The number of citizens who are working amounted to 27.1 mln.
Published on October 16, 2020
By Iris Barker

China and private creditors must ease debt of poor countries – IMF

Private creditors and China should fully participate in the program to ease the burden on poor countries.
Published on October 14, 2020
By Iris Barker

UK needs to raise taxes by $ 52 billion annually to stabilize national debt – experts

The British government needs to raise taxes by more than 40 billion pounds ($ 52 billion) annually until 2025 to stem the rise in public debt due to the pandemic…
Published on October 14, 2020
By Iris Barker

Central Banks Agree To Create Rules For Regulating Stablecoins Like Facebook’s Libra

Central banks of the world have agreed to set out rules and regulations for monitoring and regulating cross-border stablecoins such as the one planned by the social media company Facebook
Published on October 13, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

G7 countries may oppose libra cryptocurrency launch

The finance ministers of the G7 countries (UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, France and Japan) are likely to oppose the launch of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency.
Published on October 12, 2020
By Iris Barker

U.S Refiners Eye Under-Tapped Renewable Diesel Market Of Canada

Renewable diesel as well as biodiesel have nearly fifty to eighty percent less carbon footprint in comparison to conventional diesel.
Published on October 12, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Oil production gets over recent constraints, prices expected to fall again

Oil prices may come under pressure in the coming weeks, as several factors supporting the quotes are not in force anymore.
Published on October 11, 2020
By Iris Barker

Central Banks Plan Digital Cash To Ward Of Threat Of Private Crypto Currencies

The prospect of issuing digital currencies of their own is being considered for some time now by some of the largest central banks of the world – as well as
Published on October 9, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Less Than Expected Growth In UK In August Amid Slowing Down Of Pandemic

The economy of the United Kingdom continued to recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis, albeit at a slightly slower pace with the economy growing at 2.1% in August on
Published on October 9, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

BCG: Global economy could lose $10T due to protectionism

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and HSBC Bank have released a joint report titled “The $ 10 Trillion Case for Open Trade”, aimed at G20 leaders.
Published on October 8, 2020
By Iris Barker

US Fed chief asks Congress to approve new stimulus package

Head of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) Jerome Powell called on the US Congress and the White House to agree on the parameters of a new package of fiscal measures…
Published on October 7, 2020
By Iris Barker

WTO improves forecast for global trade in 2020

The WTO improved expectations of a decline in global trade due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year to 9.2%, but now only 7.2% growth is expected in 2021, according to…
Published on October 6, 2020
By Iris Barker

World’s Governments Urged By IMF To Boost Infra Investment For Fast Post-Pandemic Recovery

Governments of member states of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should note the low interest rate and take advantage of it to invest in infrastructure which will help in staging
Published on October 6, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Covid-19 Has Largely Not Affected Business Jet Purchase Plans, Finds Honeywell Survey

The novel coronavirus pandemic which has battered the global economy has largely not been able to affect the plans of new aircraft purchases by business jet operators even though the
Published on October 6, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Food security and sovereignty: France’s Tereos commits for Europe

Food security is one of the critical concerns of humanity, representing one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations. At a time when France's agricultural balance…
Published on October 6, 2020
By Editorial Team

Hong Kong authorities will issue special bonds to combat inflation

The Hong Kong authorities will issue special iBond bonds for retail investors in November this year to protect the population from inflation.
Published on October 5, 2020
By Iris Barker

Financial companies withdraw $1.6T from UK amid Brexit

Financial services companies operating in the UK have relocated about 7.5 thousand employees to offices in the European Union and removed more than £ 1.2 trillion ($ 1.6 trillion) of…
Published on October 1, 2020
By Iris Barker

Record M&A Deals In The Third Quarter As Pandemic Restrictions Ease

Those deals that were put on hold at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic were revisited by companies and with boardroom regained confidence after a roller-coaster year, the third
Published on September 30, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

World Bank Seeks Approval For $12 Billion For Covi-19 Vaccine For Poor Countries

The World Bank is seeking a fund of $12 billion to enable it to provide aid to the poorer countries to purchase and distribute vaccines for the novel coronavirus once
Published on September 30, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Tech-Stocks Soared In Wall Street’s Index In Last Week’s End

All the “three major” stock indexes of the U.S. continued on the path of declines on a “weekly losing streak”.
Published on September 29, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Poland Decides To Close Land Mines By 2049

The COVID-19 crisis along with the climate policies of the EU acted as a push for Poland to take “more decisive steps over the loss-making sector”.
Published on September 29, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

France to relax tax regime by €45B

France will cut taxes for households and companies for €45 billion by the end of 2021, said Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire.
Published on September 28, 2020
By Iris Barker

IMF: COVID-19 pandemic will nullify economic growth for some EU countries

The coronavirus pandemic will nullify three years of economic progress for a number of European countries, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday.
Published on September 28, 2020
By Iris Barker

Peru will begin a new phase of economic reactivation in October

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra said that in October, the country is partially entering the fourth phase of economic reactivation, which includes a permit for rail and air travel.
Published on September 27, 2020
By Iris Barker

Water To Become Wall Street’s New Trading Commodity

More and more investors could start taking interest in water “preservation and distribution”.
Published on September 25, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

IMF changes estimates of consequences of the pandemic

Consequences of the coronavirus pandemic may be less severe than was estimated in June, the fund’s spokesman Gerry Rice said on Thursday.
Published on September 24, 2020
By Iris Barker

UN: Labor incomes fall by 10.7% in the world due to pandemic

In the first three quarters, income from employment worldwide decreased by 10.7% compared to 2019, which corresponds to $ 3.5 trillion, or 5.5% of global GDP.
Published on September 23, 2020
By Iris Barker

Wealth of US citizens peaks in Q2

In the second quarter of 2020, the net worth of US households and nonprofit groups reached a record high on the back of renewed stock market growth and measures to…
Published on September 22, 2020
By Iris Barker

Covid-19 Vaccine Results Are The Latest Risk For Stock Markets

The resurgence in stocks in the United States this year has been driven by the optimism that vaccines against Covid-19 are on the way which will bring an end to
Published on September 22, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

The U.S. Ramps Up Weapon Sales To Taiwan

The congress could soon expect notification for multiple weapon system sale to Taiwan, revealed sources to Reuters.
Published on September 21, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

The Business Roundtable of U.S. Supports Carbon Pricing

The group has shown its support towards reducing “U.S. greenhouse gas emissions” by eighty percent in comparison to 2005 figures by 2050.
Published on September 19, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Uber to sell part of its stake in China’s Didi for $ 6.3B

Taxi service Uber Technologies Inc. wants to sell part of its stake in Chinese taxi service Didi Chuxing worth $ 6.3 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Published on September 18, 2020
By Iris Barker

US Fed updates inflation target, improves macro outlook

The US Federal Reserve System (Fed), following the September meeting, left its key rate at 0–0.25% per annum. Judging by the dotted graph, the open market committee members are not…
Published on September 16, 2020
By Iris Barker

OECD Says Pandemic Induced Global Recession Not To Be As Severe As Expected

The efforts of various countries to counter the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic will potentially result in the global recession that the global economy is currently undergoing will
Published on September 16, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Who is Metalu Plast, the French sports equipment manufacturer conquering cities and stadiums?

Metalu Plast is a sports equipment manufacturer taking its “Made in France” domestic successes to the international stage, most notably fitting stadiums during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Published on September 14, 2020
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‘Historic’ Trade Deal Struck Between UK And Japan

A free trade agreement with Japan was struck by the United Kingdom on Friday in what is the first big post-Brexit trade deal for Britain. Both the countries hailed the
Published on September 11, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Fitch updates global economic outlook: Growth will compensate for decline

The updated global macro forecast of the Fitch rating agency suggests that already in 2021, global growth will generally compensate for the current decline due to the COVID-19 epidemic. However,…
Published on September 8, 2020
By Iris Barker

UK Can Walk Away From Brexit Talks If No Deal By Oct 15, Says Boris Johnson

Britain could walk away from the Brexit talks within weeks, warned British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday and insisted that a no-deal Brexit would be a “good outcome for
Published on September 8, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

China’s exports grow as imports fall down

Exports from China to other countries in August rose 9.5% on an annualized basis after growing by 7.2% in July, according to data from Chinese customs. China's imports in August…
Published on September 7, 2020
By Iris Barker

Global Oil Market Caught In No Major Slowdown But Stalled Recovery Says IEA

There is likely not going to be any major slowdown in the global economy because of the novel coronavirus pandemic but the chance of oil market’s recovery is clouded by
Published on September 7, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

To Shift Supply China From China, ‘Like-Minded’ Democracies Sought By US And Taiwan

With the United States looking to reduce its economic reliance on China and to shift away global supply chains from China, the US along with Taiwan are looking out for
Published on September 5, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Climate Change Is Bigger Economic Risk Than COVID-19 Pandemic

The European Central Bank cannot ignore climate risks even though it may appear to be “unrelated to monetary policy”.
Published on August 31, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

China buys record batch of US oil

China is preparing to purchase a record-breaking batch of American oil.
Published on August 30, 2020
By Iris Barker

Germany Is Likely To Revise Its GDP Forecast Upward For 2020

The largest European economy an “austerity champion” is likely to become “one of the biggest spenders” to join in the zone’s effort of rebounding from the pandemic.
Published on August 30, 2020
By Debaleena Bhattacharjee

Pandemic Effect: Chinese Banks To Report The First First-Half Profit Fall In Over A Decade

An increase in bad debt and higher loan-loss provisions because of the novel coronavirus pandemic will potentially result in some of China’s largest banks to post their first decline in
Published on August 30, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

July Consumer Spending In US Notes Better Than Expected Rise But Future Outlook Uncertain

Expectations of a sharp revival of the economy were boosted in the United States with a more than expected consumer spending in the country in July. Analysts however say that
Published on August 29, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Views On Exports Raised By Japan But Cautions Of Persisting Severe Economic Situation

With slow improvement of demand around the globe, the Japanese government upgraded its view on exports and output for the month of August which is a second straight month of
Published on August 27, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Profit of large Chinese industrial enterprises decreases by 8.1% in January-July 2020

Profits for large industrial enterprises in China for the first seven months of 2020 were 3.1 trillion yuan (about $ 450.26 billion), down 8.1% from the same period in 2019,…
Published on August 27, 2020
By Iris Barker

Former IMF China Head Says Economic Decoupling Of US And China ‘A Long Way Away’

According to Eswar Prasad, previously head of the International Monetary Fund’s China division, while achieving an economic decoupling of the United States and China is “a long way away”, it
Published on August 26, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh

Global Markets Rise Over Joint Commitment By US And China To Stick To Partial Trade Deal

Global financial markets were boosted with good news emerging from a trade deal meeting between the United States and China as top officials of both the countries reaffirmed their commitment
Published on August 26, 2020
By Debdutta Ghosh