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Singapore's Q2 GDP grows 3.9pc

Singapore's economy increased 3.9 per cent year on year in the second quarter (Q2), easing from the 4.5 per cent growth in the first quarter, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced on Monday. On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted annualised...

China auto imports jump on new tariff rates

China's imports of automobiles jumped 72 per cent to 7.38...

UK economy picks up some speed, Brexit hurdles ahead

Britain's economy picked up some speed in the second quarter...

Japan Q2 GDP expands annualised 1.9pc

Japan's economy expanded at an annualised rate of 1.9 per...

US finalises $16b China tariff list

The United States will begin collecting 25 per cent tariffs...

German industrial orders plunge in June

German industrial orders plunged record low in June, fell by...

Indonesia lobbies US over special tariff treatment

Indonesia lobbied visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to...

US pledges $300m security funding for SE

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged on Saturday to...

Italy economy to slow down in coming months

Italian economic growth is likely to weaken in coming months,...

BoE poise to raise rates interest

The Bank of England (BoE) looks set to raise interest...

Trump to slap 25pc tariff on $200b of Chinese imports

The Trump administration plans to propose slapping a 25-per cent...

S Korean business sentiment worsens to 17-month low

A gauge of businesses sentiment over economic situations for South...

Japan factory output falls over 2pc in June

The industrial production in Jappan fell 2.1 per cent from...

Beijing to shut 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020

China’s capital Beijing will shut around 1,000 manufacturing firms by...

US economic growth hits fastest rate since 2014

The US economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly...

Imran Khan faces tough test in looming economic crisis

Equity and bond markets have welcomed Imran Khan’s victory in...

Taiwan economic growth likely to slow in Q2

The economic growth of Taiwan is likely to slow in...

ADB undertakes ‘Strategy 2030’ to respond to needs of Asia, Pacific

The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Board of Directors has approved...

Egypt's budget deficit narrows to 9.8pc

Egypt’s budget deficit for the 2017-2018 fiscal year was 9.8...

India to hold top spot for economic growth: Poll

India will remain the fastest-growing major economy this year supported...

'1,000,000pc inflation' to hit Venezuela in 2018

Venezuela’s inflation rate is likely to top 1,000,000 per cent...

'Trade tensions posing increased risk to global growth'

Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s largest economies...

Argentina 'unequivocally' making fiscal progress: IMF

Argentina is “unequivocally” making progress on its goals to cut...

Myanmar's foreign trade reaches $10.2b in three months

Myanmar's trade with foreign countries has reached $10.2 billion as...

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