World Bank approves $700 million for Pakistan's economic stability

The funds will be released under the bank's Public Resources for Inclusive Development - Multiphase Programmatic Approach
20 December 2025

Trump, nine pharmaceutical companies strike deal to cut prices

Under the deals, each drugmaker will cut prices on most drugs sold to the Medicaid program
20 December 2025

AI boom drives data-center dealmaking to record high, says report

Interest in data centers has swelled this year as tech giants and AI hyperscalers have planned billions of dollars in spending to scale up infrastructure
20 December 2025

Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies

Nvidia said in September it would invest $5 billion in Intel
20 December 2025

IMF approves $206 mn aid to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah

The announcement comes a day after Sri Lanka's government unveiled plans for $1.6 billion in additional spending next year
20 December 2025

Despite tariffs, China consumer giants push into the US as domestic market stalls

Throughout 2025, companies including Labubu-maker Pop Mart, trinket purveyor Miniso, sportswear giant Anta and fast‑fashion label Urban Revivo have announced new US stores
18 December 2025

Bangladesh Bank buys another $67m from 7 banks

Dollar acquisition reached $691.50 million so far in December 2025
17 December 2025

US unemployment rises further, hovering at highest since 2021

The report, delayed by a lengthy government shutdown, also indicated that the US economy lost 105,000 jobs in October
17 December 2025

Gold edges down as investors turn cautious

Spot gold lost 0.3 percent to $4,290.33 per ounce
16 December 2025

Gold rises on softer dollar, yields as markets eye US jobs data

US gold futures gained 0.6 percent to $4,354.00 an ounce
15 December 2025

China says retail sales growth hit three-year low in November

Retail sales, a key indicator of consumption, edged up 1.3 percent year-on-year in November
15 December 2025

China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

China is already the world's largest market for industrial robots
14 December 2025

Bangladesh holds just 0.01% of global potato market

Experts say at event organised by the Bangladesh Cold Storage Association
13 December 2025

Asia Gold: India gold discounts widen as prices hit record high; China demand muted

Indian dealers were offering a discount of up to $34 per ounce
13 December 2025

Netflix’s $72 billion Warner Bros deal faces skepticism over YouTube rivalry claim

Netflix insists the deal is needed to challenge Alphabet’s YouTube
13 December 2025

Divided US Fed makes third straight rate cut, signals higher bar ahead

Wednesday's reduction by a quarter percentage point brings rates to a range between 3.50 percent and 3.75 percent
11 December 2025

BICDA postpones decision to suspend container handling

The association agreed to the CPA chairman’s call to postpone the suspension decision by a month
10 December 2025

Rules eased for capital goods import

The new instruction aims to simplify access to import finance for industries against the import of capital goods for a tenor of three years
10 December 2025

How China Inc is marching into Vietnam amid US tariffs​​​

Hanoi's overtures to Beijing may reflect its long-standing policy of balancing foreign ties
10 December 2025
9 December 2025