The Financial Express

US budget deficit tops $2tr in first eight months of FY21

The U.S. budget deficit soared to 2.1 trillion US dollars during the first eight months of the fiscal year 2021, which ends on Sept. 30, the U.S. Treasury Department has reported. Federal revenue for the eight-month period ending in May...

US Senate passes sweeping bill to counter and compete with China

The US Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to approve a...

India likely to raise vaccine spending to $6 billion this fiscal year

India may raise spending on Covid-19 shots by over a...

Food prices rise at rapid rate in more than a decade, FAO says

World food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly...

Thai parliament passes $99.7b budget bill at first reading

Thailand's House of Representatives on Wednesday approved in principle a...

Vietnam's garment export rises 15pc in five months

Vietnam raked in over 12.2 billion US dollars from exporting...

220m people expected to remain unemployed globally this year, ILO says

At least 220 million people are expected to remain unemployed...

Eurozone inflation rate rises to 2pc in May

The Eurozone inflation rate continued to rise in May as...

Sri Lanka's headline inflation increases to 4.5pc in May

Sri Lanka's year-on-year headline inflation, as measured by the Colombo...

Vietnam posts trade deficit in five months

Vietnam posted an estimated two-way trade value of 262.25 billion...

Strong recovery of global trade in goods is there, says WTO

After a steep but brief pandemic-induced decline in the second...

Chinese companies focus on ASEAN countries for business growth: Report

Majority of Chinese companies are focusing on ASEAN (Association of...

Pandemic toll on Indian economy deepens

India’s economic outlook has weakened again, albeit slightly, with worst-case...

Countries eager to reopen borders for tourism

Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and...

Global climate schemes putting a price on carbon emissions: WB Report

A World Bank report on Tuesday showed more than a...

India plans stimulus package to support economic growth

India is preparing an economic stimulus package for the sectors...

An open China a boon to global economy

Some 1,300 global brands including Swatch of Switzerland, Swarovski of...

British inflation rate more than doubles to 1.5pc in April

British consumer price inflation more than doubled in April at...

Japan's economy shrinks 4.6pc in FY 2020

Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal year 2020...

World Economic Forum cancels 2021’s annual conference

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has cancelled its annual meeting...

Thailand's GDP contracts 2.6pc in first quarter

Thailand's economic growth contracted 2.6 per cent from a year...

Myanmar's crumbling economy runs low on cash

If you need cash in Myanmar, you have to get...

European Union economy projected to grow by 4.2pc in 2021

The economy of the 27-member European Union (EU) will grow...

China posts rapid trade growth in April

China extended its impressive trade performance in April, with exports...

US budget deficit tops $2tr in first eight months of FY21

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