But this framework will first need to be approved by leaders in Washington and Beijing

In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects report, the bank lowered its forecasts for nearly 70% of all economies — including the US, China and Europe, as well as six emerging market regions — from the levels it projected just six months ago before US President Donald Trump took office.

Monday's reading included a 12.7 percent plunge in exports to the United States

From retailer Walmart to automaker Ford depend on Chinese goods to operate

This means OpenAI is on track to achieve its revenue target of $12.7 billion in 2025

The advances in Asian equities built on Monday's rally and followed a broadly positive day on Wall Street

The gathering of key officials from the world's two biggest economies began Monday

The government approved the purchase of 200 double-cabin pickups for the police and the import of 1.3 million tonnes of refined petroleum products to meet fuel demand in the second half of the year.

The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) yesterday termed reform measures in the proposed national budget "positive" but warned that implementation of certain tax measures may lead to unintended burdens on industries and individuals.

Other sectors will lose competitiveness if only one sector gets the benefit, the chamber says

The announcement came as a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment led by Minister Do Duc Duy, visited the United States.

Typically, the Fed holds interest rates at a higher level if inflation is elevated and when inflation is low

Trump late Tuesday signed an executive proclamation that puts into effect from Wednesday his surprise announcement last week that he was taking the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that had been in place since March to 50% from 25%.

Corruption remains a pervasive challenge across the country, undermining the effective implementation of the national budget, Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, special assistant to the chief adviser, said at a post-budget discussion yesterday.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates fewer than five billion air journeys will take place this year, compared with the previously forecast 5.22 billion.

Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in remittance inflows in May, as migrant workers sent more money home in the run-up to Eid-ul-Azha, which falls in early June.

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, his call to “drill baby drill” and especially a decision by Opec+ to hike crude output quotas have oil prices trading at lows not seen since the Covid pandemic.

Vietnam is now contributing to the production and assembly of several flagship devices, including the iPad, Mac (MacBook and Mac mini), HomePod, Apple Watch and AirPods

Some of the new labels riff off economic implications or his abrupt U-turns as markets and trade partners react

That is good news for consumers but not so much for producers, analysts say.