Tag: economic crisis

Beijing (AFP) - Consumers pinching pennies, businesses seeing fewer customers, and a pervading sense that the economy just isn't bouncing ...

Beijing (AFP) - Beijing is hoping subsidies for rice cookers, microwave ovens and smartphones can boost sluggish spending and help ...

Islamabad (AFP) - The World Bank plans to loan cash-strapped Pakistan $20 billion over the coming decade to nurture its ...

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's economy shrank for a second straight year in 2024, official figures showed Wednesday, with little hope ...

London (AFP) - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to address parliament Tuesday to try and regain the confidence ...

Seoul (AFP) - After South Korea's president and his replacement were both deposed over a failed bid to impose martial ...

Bern (Switzerland) (AFP) - Switzerland's financial regulator was ineffective in tackling the scandals at Credit Suisse, where executive mismanagement scuppered ...

Washington (AFP) - The war in the Palestinian territories is having a catastrophic impact on the local economy, the World ...

Yaoundé (AFP) - Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Monday urged central African states to take "urgent action" to face the ...

Yaoundé (AFP) - Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Monday urged central African states to take "urgent action" to face the ...