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China's December factory activity likely contracted for third month
China's manufacturing activity likely contracted for the third consecutive month weighed by soft demand for manufactured goods
28 December 2023
Maersk schedules dozens of vessels to travel via Suez Canal
Maersk has scheduled several dozen container vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea
28 December 2023
AI to give fillip to new industrial revolution
Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize various industries, spearheading a new technological and industrial revolution
27 December 2023
Half of Russia's 2023 oil and petroleum exports went to China - Russia's Novak
Half of Russia's oil and petroleum exports in 2023 will have gone to China while India's share has risen in two years to 40
27 December 2023
China's industrial profits post double-digit gains but recovery uneven
China's November industrial profits posted double-digit gains as overall manufacturing improved, although soft demand continued to constrain business growth expectations, emboldening calls for more macro policy support.
27 December 2023
Apple files appeal after Biden administration allows US ban on watch imports
Apple on Tuesday appealed a decision to ban imports of its watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo, after US President Joe Biden's administration declined to veto a government tribunal.
27 December 2023
Oil edges up as investors eye Middle East tensions and US rate cut
Oil edged higher on Tuesday, finding support from geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and investor optimism that the US Federal Reserve would soon start cutting interest rates, boosting global economic growth and fuel demand.
26 December 2023
Global 2024 staple food supplies to be strained by dry weather, export curbs
Global wheat , corn and soybean prices are headed for losses in 2023 on easing Black Sea bottlenecks and fears of a global recession
26 December 2023
Oil little changed as investors eye Middle East tensions, US rate cut
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors focused on Middle East tensions and US rate cut
26 December 2023
India boosts AI in weather forecasts as floods, droughts increase
India is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models to improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across the vast country, a top weather official said.
23 December 2023
US inflation decelerating in boost to economy
US prices fell in November for the first in more than 3-1/2 years, pushing the annual increase in inflation further below 3 percent, and boosting financial market expectations of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next March.
23 December 2023
Sino-Bangla trade to rise after Jan 7 polls: Chinese envoy
27 Chinese and Bangladeshi businesses honoured for contribution to Bangladesh economy
21 December 2023
Greenhouse gas emission from farm sector likely to rise
Former BIDS research director M Asaduzzaman says in a paper
21 December 2023
Forex reserves rise by $1.51 billion in a week
Reserves stood at $20.68 billion on Dec 20
21 December 2023
Russia splashes $12 billion to keep aviation sector in the air
Russia has handed out more than $12 billion in state subsidies and loans to keep its aviation sector afloat since Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine cut off supplies of key parts and maintenance services, a Reuters analysis shows.
21 December 2023
Asia feels the sting of India's onion export ban
India's ban on the export of onions has driven up prices of the vegetable for Asian buyers, who are scrambling for cheaper alternatives, particularly as New Delhi is unlikely to lift the curbs before general elections next year.
21 December 2023
Toyota recalling 1.12 million vehicles over potential air bag issue
Toyota Motor said on Wednesday it will recall 1.12 million vehicles worldwide because a short circuit in a sensor could cause air bags not to deploy as designed.
21 December 2023
Samsung to set up chip packaging research facility in Japan
South Korea's Samsung Electronics will invest around 40 billion yen ($280 million) over five years in a facility for research into advanced chip packaging it will set up in Japan, according to an announcement by the city of Yokohama.
21 December 2023
World Bank releases $250 mn to boost Sri Lanka reforms
The World Bank Wednesday released $250 million to support bankrupt Sri Lanka's tough economic reforms
20 December 2023
Toshiba delisted after 74 years, faces future with new owners
Toshiba was delisted on Wednesday after 74 years on the Tokyo exchange, following a decade of upheaval and scandal that brought down one of Japan's biggest brands and ushered in a buyout and an uncertain future.
20 December 2023