Britain received unexpected praise for its fiscal restraint at the International Monetary Fund’s annual meetings in Bangkok this week. While welcome, the fund’s support puts an even brighter spotlight on Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey ahead of his debut budget in two weeks’ time.
European Central Bank officials are preparing to finish 2026 with a third interest-rate increase, the last before an increasingly complex backdrop overshadows decisions next year.
Whether it was youngsters proving their skills or state sabotage, Europe’s most hacked country was left with a mountain of waste after food began cooking in freezersShortly before midnight last Sunday, the digital thermostats controlling hundreds of supermarket cold aisles across France began to fli
Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa is betting that his Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.’s acquisition of IDBI Bank Ltd. will pay off given India’s growth prospects, the Economic Times reported.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she plans to attend the APEC leaders summit hosted by China if parliament permits, confirming her willingness to visit amid a deep freeze of ties between the two Asian economies.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde stressed the importance of sound public finances when she addressed ministers in charge of budgets from around the world in Thailand.
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Le Minh Hung projected gross domestic product will expand at least 10% next year as he outlined the nation’s economic targets in a speech to parliament.
In 1982, Lebanon became the crucible for a conflict between Israel, Iran and the US — and the arena for a cycle of proxy war and hostage diplomacy that still shapes the region
Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third runway at Heathrow despite the prime minister declining to back it.Healey’s predecessor as chancellor,
The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.