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Economy

President Prabowo Subianto Champions Indonesia’s Global Trade Expansion with Peru CEPA Signing

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has met his Indonesian counterpart, Prabowo Subianto, on Monday on a visit aimed at strengthening economic ties as the two countries look to expand into new...

Trump arrives in Scotland for golf and bilateral talks as EU trade deal nears

Trump and Starmer to discuss US-UK trade deal and Ukraine war EDINBURGH/LONDON - US President Donald Trump, dogged by questions about his ties to...

Europe and China holding scaled-back summit with expectations low for major agreements

BRUSSELS — European leaders were meeting with top Chinese officials in Beijing on Thursday to discuss trade, climate change and global conflicts, with observers saying expectations were low for any solid...

Trump’s trade war draws swift retaliation with new tariffs from Mexico, Canada and China

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the U.S. faced the...

China hits back at US imports as Trump’s fresh tariffs take effect

Beijing also places 25 US firms under export and investment restrictions on national security grounds China has accused the US of fentanyl blackmail and it has some...

Foreign workers help Spain’s economic growth outpace the US and the rest of Europe

GUISSONA, Spain — Inside a cavernous production plant in Spain, people from 62 nationalities work side by side to keep a food company humming as millions of legs of ham travel...

Morocco Launches Digital Trade Initiative

Casablanca – Morocco is taking significant steps toward modernizing its legal framework for trade. Official statements indicate the North African country is working on a new digitization project...

Ishiba makes good start in building ties with Trump, affirms alliance

WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba got off to a good start in building a personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump as they held their first summit on Friday, reaffirming...

Anti-poverty group says billionaires’ wealth soared in 2024 as the elites prepare for another...

Oxfam International also predicts at least five trillionaires will crop up over the next decade OxFam’s research adds weight to a warning by...

Experts forecast moderate gas price growth in 2025, then a decline in 2026-2027

Finam analyst Sergey Kaufman forecasts a moderate increase in Europe's average gas price to $420 per 1,000 cubic meters MOSCOW, January 3 - Gas prices are expected to increase...