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Chinese President Xi Jinping left, listens to Chinese Premier Li Qiang after the opening session of the national peoples congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China

China sets an economic growth target of around 5% but acknowledges it will not...

BEIJING — China aims to achieve 5% economic growth this year, Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday, acknowledging that it will be a challenging goal in difficult times. In his...

China pledges to increase opportunities for foreign companies as it seeks to boost its...

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng pledged Friday to provide more opportunities for foreign companies in China as the government tries to restore confidence in the world’s second largest economy.

European leaders agree on heading towards “a war economy”

 The European leaders meeting at the Elysée agreed on moving towards “a war economy” to help Ukraine face the Russian invasion, announced the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who did not even exclude...

Rupee & Yuan to join UAE payment system to boost multilateral trade: Expert

BEIJING:UAE-based cross-border payment system BUNA, is set to expand to include currencies from Pakistan, China, India, and several African and European countries by 2024-25.  The system is already connected...

Nigeria’s currency has fallen to a record low as inflation surges. How did things...

Nigerians are facing one of the West African nation’s worst economic crises in years triggered by surging inflation, the result of monetary policies that have pushed the currency to an all-time low against the...

Japan eclipsed by Germany as No. 3 economy in 2023, enters recession

Japan lost its status as the world's third-largest economy to Germany in 2023 and it unexpectedly slipped into recession in the last quarter of last year due to weak domestic demand, the...

EU policies, a security cushion and an “enemy” for the Spanish countryside

Farmers and ranchers are rising up against EU policies, dissatisfied with their aid and their market, despite the fact that they represent a safety net, with threats and opportunities, with a highly...

Our strategic task is to make Kazakhstan Eurasia’s transport and logistics center – President

Addressing the members of the newly-formed Cabinet, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev raised the issue of renewing the country's fleet of railroad cars and creating the country’s own container fleet, Kazinform News Agency reports.

DIGITAL ETHIOPIA 2025 – A STRATEGY FOR ETHIOPIA INCLUSIVE PROSPERITY

The world is undergoing a fourth industrial revolution at an unprecedented rate.Ethiopia must proactively embrace it to ensure our communities benefit, and our youthsucceed in the new world. We are witnessing a...

Japan will step up defense and economic ties with Italy as Rome seeks a...

he leaders of Japan and Italy said Monday they will bolster their cooperation in security and defense, including their joint next-generation fighter jet development with Britain, as Tokyo welcomed the European nation’s...