Fiscal spending, fine-tuning of policy set to ensure recovery in China
Economists said such an approach would provide a significant lift to growth this year, with the country's deficit-to-GDP ratio expected to increase.
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Development projects suffer from funds crunch as government revenue takes hit
With the government facing a resource crunch, contractors complained of not being paid on time even for completed works.
60％ of top Japanese executives expect economy to improve over next six months
This number represented a decline of 10 executives from a year earlier, when more than 90 per cent of respondents said it would make a recovery.
India deeply concerned over Ukraine conflict: Jaishankar
”We are increasingly anxious about the knock-on effects on the accessibility and affordability of fuel, food and fertilisers", the External Affairs Minister said.
Nepal risks being ‘greylisted’ for abetting money laundering
While countries on the greylist are not subject to sanctions, it is a signal to the international banking system that there could be enhanced transactional risks from doing…
Pakistan’s headline inflation rises to 24.5% in December
Last week, the finance ministry’s forecast said inflation would stay high — between 21-23 per cent during the current fiscal year.
Sri Lanka freezes govt recruitment in fresh austerity drive
The Indian Ocean island nation needs to achieve debt sustainability as a precondition to a $2.9 billion bailout from the Washington-based lender after it defaulted in April.
Bangladesh labour migration to see 82 per cent increase
Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit Founding Chair Prof Tasneem Siddiqui said about 79 per cent of migrant workers this year have gone abroad as "less-skilled" workers.
Land prices, financing snags hold back affordable housing in Cambodia
By some estimates, some 7.9 million people will be living in urban areas by 2030, up roughly five-sixths from 4.3 million in 2014.
Seoul to raise subway, bus fares first time in 8 years
City officials cited ballooning financial strain from the growing operating costs and declining profits, paired with the rising number of senior citizens who ride for free.