Category: economy
BPI Wealth rides increasing consumer affluence
MANILA, Philippines — The private wealth unit of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) wants to grow its client base to potentially more than 8,000 people by next year after seeing growth in the country’s affluent sector. BPI Wealth president and CEO Maria Theresa Marcial told reporters on Thursday that they were looking at adding
‘Dependence mustn’t turn into compulsion’: RSS chief amid US tariffs
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has reacted to the United States’s tariff policy on Indian goods.
ALEX BRUMMER: Chancellor in bond market trap
The OBR has chosen the start of Labour’s second year back in office, with the bond markets on tenterhooks, to rethink UK productivity, with a downgrade certain.
Pak-Saudi private-public co-operation
P akistan and Saudi Arabia are at a new juncture in their long relationship, based on common faith, mutual trust and a history of solidarity. Saudi financial assistance has been a stabilising influence for Pakistan in times of financial stress. As the two nations confront the evolving.
BRICS worried over Trump tariff, Israel strikes on Gaza
NEW DELHI: As global trade tensions intensify, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called on BRICS bloc to defend the multilateral trading system and serve as a voice of reason and constructive change in a world marked by volatility and protectionism. Speaking at a meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, Jaishankar issued a pointed warning on the dangers of unilateralism and economic nationalism.
Global Matcha Boom Pushes Sencha Into Crisis
Japans tea culture has long been woven into everyday life, but an unprecedented global boom in matcha is forcing a shift that is putting sencha, the familiar green tea, under pressure.
Tokyo Consumer Prices Rise 2.5% In September, Rice Surges Nearly 47%
Tokyo consumer prices rose 2. 5% in September compared with a year earlier, with the index excluding fresh foodoften subject to sharp fluctuationsreaching 110. 0 across the capitals wards, while the pace of growth remained unchanged from the previous month.
Donald Trump ‘loves tariffs,’ labels himself a tariff man: Professor Paul Poast
Meanwhile, speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Trump warned that he was prepared to impose heavy tariffs on Russia if it refused to end the war in Ukraine, adding that Russia`s war in Ukraine is “not making Russia look good”.
Greenspan, Bernanke and Yellen urge Supreme Court to let Lisa Cook keep her job as a Fed governor
WASHINGTON — Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen and other former top economic officials appointed by presidents of both parties urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to preserve the Federal
PM Modi : AK-203 rifles production starts soon in UP, strengthens Make In India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated the Indian Armed Forces aim for self-reliance, announcing that production of AK-203 rifles will soon begin in Uttar Pradesh. He highlighted the development of the Defence Corridor in UP and ongoing BrahMos missile manufacturing.
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