The European Central Bank’s top economic thinkers are sparring over the outlook for inflation and rates, leaving investors scratching their heads over the ECB’s next policy moves.

Core consumer prices in Japan's capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose at their fastest annual pace in 40 years in November and exceeded the central bank's 2 percent target for a sixth straight month, signalling broadening inflationary pressure.

No one is suggesting Germany should stop trading with China, but Beijing’s investments in critical sectors must be examined closely, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday.

World growth is set to slide from 3.1 per cent this year to 2.2 per cent next year due to high inflation, before rebounding slightly to 2.7 per cent in 2024, the OECD said Tuesday.

Germany will have to take on more debt than expected in 2023 to combat an energy crisis that has left Europe’s biggest economy facing  “great economic uncertainty”, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Tuesday.

World growth is set to slide from 3.1 per cent this year to 2.2 per cent next year due to high inflation, before rebounding slightly to 2.7 per cent in 2024, the OECD said Tuesday.

India has reiterated its commitment to continue with the developmental projects in Rakhine area of Myanmar and border area for the benefit of the people of that country.

The culinary tourism business of Brian Bergey and his wife Ruixi Hu has persevered in China through three years of harsh Covid-19 restrictions.

The U.S. dollar was firmly higher against major currencies on Monday, while China’s yuan slipped as sentiment was soured by rising COVID cases and tightening restrictions in some cities in the world’s second-biggest economy.

QatarEnergy announced a 27-year natural gas supply deal with China Monday, calling it the “longest” ever seen as it strengthened ties with Asia while Europe scrambles for alternative sources.

Britain needs more migrant labour to boost productivity as it faces a toxic mix of soaring inflation and shrinking growth, the country’s main lobby group warned Monday.

Qatar Airways, official airline partner of FIFA, organised a programme to bring the excitement of the Qatar’s World Cup to football fans in Bangladesh at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden on Sunday. 

A new German due diligence law will come into effect from January next year, aiming to bind companies to ensure better human and labour rights in factories and supply chains, said an official of a German development agency.

Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of migrant workers gathered in a Doha stadium to watch the opening match of the first World Cup in the Middle East.

India’s economy is expected to grow between 6.1 per cent and 6.3 per cent in the second quarter of the current financial year based on high frequency indicators and economic prediction models, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its monthly bulletin.

British retail sales staged only a partial rebound last month after shops closed in September for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, and they remained below their pre-pandemic level as soaring inflation hits spending power.

Bangladesh’s exports will not be as affected as feared following the United Nations country status graduation from a least developed to a developing nation in 2026, said Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh yesterday. 

Bangladesh’s trade with other countries may suffer as foreign shipping lines are facing difficulties in remitting foreign currencies from the country because of a dollar crisis, speakers said yesterday. 

The 1,600-megawatt Adani Godda Power Plant in India will start exporting half of the electricity to Bangladesh from December 16 this year, according to a report by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).

India’s coal-fired power output has increased much faster than any other country in the Asia Pacific since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, underscoring the challenges the world’s third-largest greenhouse gas emitter faces in weaning its economy off of carbon.