Within days of China urging its citizens not to travel to Japan due to a diplomatic dispute, Tokyo-based tour operator East Japan International Travel Service had lost 80 per cent of its bookings for the remainder of the year. The small firm, which specialises in group tours largely for Chinese cl
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said that it has approved a 180-million-U.S.-dollar loan as the second additional financing to support PT Geo Dipa Energy, an Indonesian state-owned company, to further boost the country's geothermal electricity generation. The Geothermal Power Generation
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed to reduce tariffs on China to 47 per cent in exchange for Beijing resuming US soybean purchases, keeping rare earths exports flowing and cracking down on the illicit trade of fentanyl. His remarks after face-to-face talks with Chinese Presid
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Monday that it has approved a 100-million-US-dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's tourism sector through strategic policy reforms and targeted catalytic investments that align with the country's National Tourism Policy. The project will support sector go
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was increasing tariffs on Canada by an additional 10 per cent "above what they're paying now," as he reacted again to an ad by Canada's Ontario province, a day after it was aired during the World Series broadcast. Trump on Thursday ended trade talks wi
The White House said on Friday there likely will not be a release of inflation data next month due to the US government shutdown. Because of Congress' failure to pass a stopgap funding bill, "Surveyors cannot deploy to the field - depriving us of critical data," the White House said on its o
US President Donald Trump will test his deal-making prowess in a region battered by his hardball trade policies on a trip to Asia next week, as doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China's Xi Jinping. Trump, who leaves Washington on Friday night, is set for a five-day trip spanning
The Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing's latest round of rare earth export restrictions, according to a US official and three people briefed by US authorities. While the
India and the United States are nearing a long-stalled trade agreement that would reduce US tariffs on Indian imports to 15 per cent to 16 per cent from 50 per cent, India's Mint reported on Wednesday, citing three people aware of the matter. The deal, which hinges on energy and agriculture, may s
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him that India will stop buying oil from Russia, a move Trump described as a “big step” in efforts to isolate Moscow economically. “So I was not happy that India was buying oil, and he assur
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on its loan programme, which would allow the country to access $1.2 billion after approval from the fund's board. The IMF will provide Pakistan $1 billion under its Extended Fund Facility and $200
The Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to issue domestic dollar-denominated bonds as a debt instrument, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. Cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the decision was made as foreign exchange inflows into the country have increased, th
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged countries to resolve trade disputes, maintain financial stability, and implement key reforms to ensure sustainable global economic growth. In its latest assessment, the IMF said the world economy stands at a crossroads. Despite resilience over the pa
