South Korea’s inflation falls to 2% target
CPI inflation, which remained at 1.9 percent in March 2021, reached its peak at 6.3 percent in July 2022. It dipped to 2.4 percent in July 2023, before rebounding and again…
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Inflation falls to 34-month low at 9.6pc in August: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the single-digit inflation rate, attributing the achievement to the hard work of the government’s economic team.
Bhutan government, politicians address surge in car prices, citing various factors
Finance Minister Lekey Dorji clarified that even if the government were to reduce taxes, it might not lead to a decrease in vehicle prices due to other influencing factors. These…
Rice prices in Bangladesh rising despite ample harvests
Traders in the supply chain denied any responsibility, with retailers blaming wholesalers, who blamed mill owners, who subsequently blamed farmers for raising prices of…
Malaysia’s inflation remains at 2% in July
The rate of increase in the consumer price index (CPI) was slightly below the expectations of market observers, who had projected a 2.1% increase, according to a Reuters poll.
Bhutan’s Inflation drops to 1.84 percent, easing cost of living pressures
The decrease was primarily driven by decrease in prices of communication, housing and utilities, recreation, transport, and education, the National Statistics Bureau stated.
Why cut fuel subsidy for fishers, farmers? Philippine agriculture department asked
Farmers and fishers’ groups have lambasted the lower funding in 2025 for the Department of Agriculture’s fuel subsidy program, which provides a P3,000 one-time allowance to…
Wholesale inflation in India cools to a three-month low of 2.04% in July
The positive rate of inflation in July 2024 is primarily due to increase in the prices of food articles, manufacture of food products, mineral oils, crude petroleum & natural gas,…
Food inflation in Bangladesh tops 14 per cent for first time in 13 years
Part of the reason was a nationwide supply chain disruption caused by weeks of deadly protests that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Inflation falls slightly in Thailand for fourth consecutive month
While overall inflation for the first seven months of 2024 is expected to be a modest 0.11%, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office warns that fluctuations in oil, food and service…