Sri Lanka is likely to discuss energy, power and port projects during a presidential visit to New Delhi next week, the foreign minister said on Monday, as India tries to push forward stalled initiatives with its crisis-hit neighbour.

Pakistan’s desperately low foreign exchange reserves were boosted on Tuesday with a $2 billion deposit from Saudi Arabia, ahead of a key IMF meeting this month to approve a new deal.

The world’s wealthiest nations must urgently prepare for the impact of an imminent “AI revolution” that will change jobs, create new ones and make others disappear, the OECD said Tuesday.

LCs were handed over to Tamim Agro, Shahjahan Mia, Nita Company and Abdul Matlub Ahmad

Bangladesh Bank is going to introduce dual currency Taka-Rupee card in September this year to allow travellers to make payments at home as well as in India

The move is likely give some respite to the importers since they will be able to open LCs in rupee to source a portion of the products from India

China on Monday called on the US to take “practical action” in response to its “major concerns” about sanctions on Chinese firms, after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrapped up more than 10 hours of meetings with senior officials in Beijing.

The dollar steadied on Monday, partly recovering from a knee-jerk reaction to Friday data showing US job gains were the smallest in 2-1/2 years, while disappointing inflation figures in China weighed on the yuan and proxies.

The Indian rupee managed to recover on Monday and far forward premium rose, tracking a fall in near-maturity US yields after data showed US payrolls rose less than expected.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Beijing with no expectations that meetings with China’s new top economic officials would immediately ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

India’s inflation likely snapped a four-month decline in June as food prices surged, a Reuters poll of economists found, making a cut in interest rates unlikely any time soon, while the Reserve Bank of India is also expected to resist pressure to raise rates.

China’s producer prices fell at their fastest pace in over seven years in June, while consumer prices teetered on the edge of deflation, adding to the case for policymakers to use more stimulus to revive sluggish demand.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Beijing with no expectations that meetings with China's new top economic officials would immediately ease tensions between the world's two largest economies.

China's Ant Group has announced a surprise share buyback that values the fintech giant at $78.5 billion, well below the $315 billion touted in an abandoned IPO in 2020, in a move that may let some investors exit.

Momentum in China's post-pandemic recovery has slowed from a brisk pickup seen in the first quarter with demand for industrial and consumer products weakening

The financial market rout last year caused widespread losses for sovereign money managers

The European Union and New Zealand on Sunday signed a free trade agreement which Brussels says can lift exchanges between the two by 30 per cent with a decade.

German industrial production unexpectedly fell in May, official data showed Friday, raising fears of a prolonged downturn in Europe’s top economy.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has reported that Việt Nam’s socio-economic situation has been experiencing gradual and positive changes, with steady growth observed in several important indicators and indexes month by month.

Finance minister Jeremy Hunt is on Monday due to announce new measures to support Britain’s powerful financial sector, seeking to make the UK the “most innovative and competitive” financial centre in the world.