Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum Seals $76 Billion in Agreements

Sat 06 Sep 2025 | 10:14 PM The 10th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) concluded in Vladivostok with the signing of 353 agreements totaling 6.051 trillion rubles (approximately $76 billion), according to Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the Russian President...

Reeves can keep her pledges, or break them and save the economy

Eleven more weeks. Eleven more bloody weeks. Apologies for the language. But it’s a pretty accurate summary of market opinion after the chancellor’s announcement that the forthcoming budget will be delayed all the way until November 26. The timing...

Greek PM unveils 1.6-bln-euro economic plan for 2026

ATHENS, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced a 1.6-billion-euro (1.88 billion U.S. dollars) economic package for 2026, featuring broad tax cuts and targeted support for families and young workers....

Political Voices: More child care could help Iowa’s struggling economy

When Kim Reynolds gave her big annual speech at the beginning of the year, she told Iowans that “the condition of our state is strong” and that “child care has been a longstanding priority for my administration.” Now that we’re seven months into...

Trump's Economy Fails Arkansans as Unemployment Reaches Four-Year High

By Press Release LITTLE ROCK — Today’s jobs numbers showed one thing: Trump’s economy is a complete disaster for Arkansans. Only 22,000 jobs were added in August – well below expectations – including job losses in the manufacturing sector, which...

HILL / EMES: ‘Equalization’ program disincentivizes provinces from improving their economies

'Going in the wrong direction': Wall Street analysts raise red flag over Trump's economy

With President Donald Trump’s tariffs already being felt across the American economy, the president has told Americans to be patient, and that his trade policy would soon usher in a resurgence of domestic manufacturing jobs. And yet, as job growth...

Are there too many economic gurus in Downing Street?

When an Egyptian-born career bureaucrat was made a deputy governor at the Bank of England, the response among many of its employees was a perplexed scratching of heads. True, Minouche Shafik had risen through the ranks at the Department for...

Reform UK Warned It Needs To Get Serious About The Economy

Reform UK conference 2025 (Alamy) 5 min read2 hr Reform UK remains comfortably ahead of Labour and the Conservatives in the polls, and the party's leading figures often spoke at its conference with full confidence that Nigel Farage is set to...

Carney: Most of Economic Weakness Due to ‘Inappropriate’ Federal Reserve Policy

On Friday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart News economics editor John Carney discussed the jobs report. Carney said that “most” of the economy’s weakness is due to Fed policy and “I think what we’re seeing in this jobs report and in the previous...

Steve Moore remains ‘optimistic’ about the US economy amid lackluster August jobs report

Exclusive — Peter Navarro: Trump Pulling Off Most ‘Significant Economic Change’ in U.S. History

President Donald Trump is pulling off the most “significant economic change” in U.S. history, senior White House adviser Peter Navarro said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday. “If you go back 200 plus years of this great Republic, you...

Economic Growth

Poland has surpassed Switzerland in nominal GDP, its value now sitting at $980 billion, on track to join the world’s top 20 economies. The country has recovered impressively since 1990, when its economy was just a fifth the size of Switzerland’s,...

IMF cuts Angola economic growth view again, warns about excess debtor

LUANDA/NEW YORK: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered Angola’s economic growth forecast for 2025 to 2.1% from 2.4%, citing weaker oil exports, and warned that the country faces increasing risks in managing its debt. The IMF stressed...

Oman–India comprehensive pact to unlock major economic gains

MUSCAT: Economists and analysts say the keenly-anticipated Comprehensive Economic Agreement between the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of India will deepen trade and investment ties, enhance competitiveness and open new avenues in promising...

QNB highlights positive global economy growth despite trade disruptions

Doha: Qatar National Bank (QNB) affirmed that the outlook for the global economy remains positive despite trade disruptions, noting that the world economy will largely remain resilient in the face of uncertainty and turbulence in global trade...

GCC makes gains on Circular Carbon Economy Index

MUSCAT: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries posted notable progress on the Circular Carbon Economy Index in 2024, with the bloc’s average overall score rising to 41.5 from 37.7 in 2023, according to data from the GCC Statistical Centre...

The Economics of Everyday Savings Can Coupon Platforms Shape Gulf E-Commerce Like Oil Shaped Energy Markets

For decades, oil was the defining force that powered the Gulf’s economies, shaping trade flows, political influence, and long-term wealth. But as the region pivots toward diversification, digital commerce is emerging as the new engine of growth....

Unhinged Labour risks wrecking the economy, says veteran investment banker KEN COSTA

By KEN COSTA Updated: 16:50 EDT, 6 September 2025 Thankfully, Liz Truss was in and out of Downing Street in 49 days – before she could do too much damage. If only we could be rid of Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves so quickly. Sadly, we now face...

Will the GST rate cuts boost the economy? | Explained

The story so far: On September 3, the GST Council authorised a new paradigm in the indirect tax regime. There will be fewer rates, and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on most items have been reduced. While this has been welcomed by most sectors,...