U.S. gross domestic product grew at a 1.4% annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2025, down sharply from the prior period. The Bureau of Economic Analysis cited a federal government shutdown as a major drag on the expansion.
India's central bank expects new trade pacts like the India-EU Free Trade Agreement to sharpen export competitiveness and support stable growth. The RBI highlighted these benefits in its February 2026 monthly bulletin.
Three-quarters of Gen Z Indians say they would trim monthly savings to afford technology upgrades and items for personal expression. Jupiter Meta's Retail Intelligence Report 2026 draws that conclusion from a survey of more than 6,000 users in its network of over 20 million verified consumers.
Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue has given hotels, clinics, educational institutions and dozens of other businesses seven days to connect their point-of-sale systems to the national tax network. Noncompliance will trigger strict penalties, officials said.
$100 in New York will buy only as much as $92 elsewhere in 2026, according to purchasing power estimates. The state ranks near the bottom, trailing even California where $100 equals just $88.
Victor Daniyan, founder and CEO of Nearpays and Yourrider Energies, is spearheading contactless payments and electric vehicle networks amid Nigeria's shift from cash to digital transactions. A Forbes 30 Under 30 nominee, he discussed how recent cash shortages and regulatory pushes accelerated adoption in an interview.
Vietnam's economy expanded 8.02 percent in 2025, driven by surging exports, record foreign direct investment and robust public spending. Officials now target 10 percent or higher growth in 2026 amid challenges from moderating global demand and U.S. tariffs.
New unemployment claims in the United States plunged by 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,000 for the week ending February 14, Labor Department data shows. The drop points to a labor market holding firmer than some forecasts predicted.
President Prabowo Subianto called on American business leaders Wednesday to pour more investment into Indonesia's vast mineral reserves and industrial projects. He pitched the country as a prime spot for high-tech raw materials during a summit at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
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.