톰슨은 인도의 냉장고 시장에 진입하며 스마트 기능보다는 실용성과 미충족된 수요를 중심으로 한 전략을 펼친다.
Nigeria's federal government launched the 2025 National Industrial Policy on February 17 to overhaul its industrial base. Vice-President Kashim Shettima introduced the plan, which sets ambitious targets like boosting manufacturing's GDP contribution to 25 percent by 2035.
The International Monetary Fund called on China Wednesday to prioritize consumption-driven growth through sweeping reforms. The fund projects those changes could raise the consumption-to-GDP ratio by 4 percentage points over five years.
Mexico's finance executives association IMEF kept its 2026 GDP growth prediction steady at 1.3 percent. The forecast hinges on renewal of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement by July 1.
Indonesian and US companies signed agreements worth more than $7 billion on Wednesday evening, just ahead of a meeting between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and US President Donald Trump to finalize a trade pact.
Prices of key Ramadan staples like onions, chicken, meat and fish shot up 10 to 30 percent across Dhaka markets in the past week. Shoppers faced higher costs for iftar and sehri items at spots including Karwan Bazar and Farmgate.
Thailand's Government Pension Fund, Association of Investment Management Companies and Stock Exchange of Thailand will push SET100 listed companies to meet national greenhouse gas reduction targets this year. The groups outlined a coordinated strategy Tuesday to align investments with the country's Paris Agreement commitments.
Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of Nigeria's Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, voiced strong confidence in the reforms' success during a meeting with travel industry leaders in Lagos. He called for ongoing dialogue with stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation.
The average price for a new car or truck in the U.S. topped $50,000 for the first time last September and stood at a record $49,191 in January, according to Cox Automotive. Monthly payments on new auto loans have climbed to an all-time high just over $800, data from J.D. Power shows.
Illinois homeowners face the nation's second-highest effective property tax rate at 2.01%, while Iowa sits at 10th with 1.39%, according to a new WalletHub analysis of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The study calculates taxes based on the U.S. median home value of $332,700 and each state's actual median prices.