World Finance

Iliopoulos: Beijing's expanding soft power - "Chinese plans are not shrouded in mystery"

The Western World underestimates Beijing when it fails to account for the speed of its energy strategy changes and the…

2 years ago

OPINION: Pakistan's Economy Going The Same Way As Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka is currently in throes of a vicious economic meltdown and it is essential to evaluate and compare the…

2 years ago

China delays release of its latest economic figures

China has delayed the release of its latest economic growth figures, which were due to be published as the Communist…

2 years ago

SCMP: Banks look to ‘powerhouse’ India as Russia and China growth prospects dim

From JP Morgan to Deutsche Bank, the world’s biggest financial firms have booked heavy losses this year following Russia’s Ukraine…

2 years ago

Pakistani bank faces allegations of facilitating terror financing

A commercial bank in the private sector of Pakistan, faces allegations of facilitating terror financing during the 2010-19 period, a…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka wary of FTA with Beijing despite mounting pressure

The ongoing economic crisis and challenges of penetrating the Chinese market are making Sri Lanka cautious about concluding a Free…

2 years ago

Myanmar aims to replace US dollar with Chinese yuan and Russian rubles

Myanmar wants to lessen its reliance on the US dollar by instead using the Chinese and Russian currencies, which a…

2 years ago

Chinese company falters in major Cambodian airport project

A major airport project funded by China in Cambodia has been stalled as the Chinese company that was given the…

2 years ago

India becomes 5th largest economy in the world and overtakes former colonial master UK

India has overtaken the UK to become the world’s fifth-largest economy and is now behind only the US, China, Japan…

2 years ago

CPEC Authority disbanded with infighting and controversy: "Ask the Chinese if you don’t trust us"

The Sharif government in the third week of the current month decided in principle to scrap the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor…

2 years ago