When billionaire Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan moves, Malaysia’s property market pays attention. On February 3, 2026, the 82-year-old tycoon’s GuocoLand delivered a proposal that sent...
On a balmy December afternoon in Karachi’s money exchange district, the electronic tickers flash a reassuring message: remittances hit $3.2 billion in November 2025, up 9.4%...
The Pakistani rupee edged marginally higher against the US dollar in inter-bank trading on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, settling at 279.75—a modest gain of 0.01 rupee....
The countdown to a more resilient food future has begun. From 16–19 March 2026, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will host the Asia and the Pacific...
The global economy is staging an unexpected comeback, powered by a force that few predicted would prove so resilient: artificial intelligence. Despite a year marked by...
In the mahogany-rowed offices of Canary Wharf, the air has shifted. For decades, HSBC—the “World’s Local Bank”—tried to be everything to everyone, a sprawling colonial-era relic...
Jakarta’s financial markets are reeling from a perfect storm of regulatory scrutiny, capital flight, and leadership chaos. As of February 2, 2026, the Jakarta Composite Index...
From Economic Acronym to Geopolitical Force When Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill coined the term “BRIC” in 2001, he was simply identifying emerging markets with promising...
The world’s most influential technologists are making predictions that sound like science fiction—except the UK government is now preparing for them to come true. On a...
The United States government entered a partial shutdown early Saturday morning as Congress awaits House approval of a Trump-brokered funding deal—the second shutdown since the president...