Growth Seen at Just 0.3% Thailand: Thailand’s economy is expected to grow at 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2025 if no further government stimulus is introduced, as global trade tensions and a slow tourism recovery continue to weigh on growth. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) highlighted weakening domestic demand and declining production capacity in several industries, urging the government to boost local consumption through schemes such as the “Khon La Khrueng” co-paym

World Bank Raises China’s 2025 Growth Forecast to 4.8% Amid Regional Slowdown Concerns China/SEA: The World Bank has revised its 2025...

World Bank Revises Growth Outlook MENAAP: The World Bank revises its growth forecast for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and...

Economic growth GERMANY: Germany’s unemployment rate is projected to decline over the next two years as the long-awaited recovery of...

Nigeria’s Housing Sector Contributes N11 Trillion to GDP in 2024 Nigeria: AG Mortgage Bank PLC announced that Nigeria’s housing sector...

Trump announces new tariffs on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities USA: US President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs on a range...

S&P has kept its forecast for India’s economic growth unchanged at 6.5%. India: S&P Global has maintained its projection for India’s...

EU progresses in free trade talks with Southeast Asian nations Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia: The European Union is moving forward...

Japan JAPAN: The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate steady at 0.5% on Friday, following a 7-2 majority vote, with dissenters proposing a...

GST 2.0 INDIA: India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) system has been simplified under GST 2.0, effective September 22, with three main...

Pakistan, Uzbekistan to Jointly Manufacture Solar Water Heaters Pakistan and Uzbekistan: Pakistan and Uzbekistan are considering joint...

India and UAE to Finalise Local Currency Trade and Payment System Integration India/UAE: India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set...

B&Q plans to cut more than 650 jobs in UK restructuring UK: B&Q has announced proposals to remove 672 job roles across its 318 stores and...

Indonesia’s New Finance Minister to Review 2026 Budget and Inject Funds into Economy Indonesia: Indonesia’s newly appointed Finance...

GST INDIA: The 56th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has approved a set of...

Saudi Arabia SAUDI ARABIA: Over 40,000 Saudi families are set to receive new homes following a tripartite agreement signed in Riyadh...

Saudi Arabia Expands White Land Tax To Vacant Properties Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has begun enforcing an updated version of its “white...

Indonesia Extends Economic Stimulus Measures To Support Workers Indonesia: The Indonesian government has confirmed that its economic...

India-EFTA Free Trade Agreement To Take Effect On October 1 India/Switzerland: India’s free trade agreement with the European Free Trade...

LG Logo UK: Octopus Energy has announced a new partnership with LG Electronics aimed at helping households reduce energy bills, lower...