ROME (Reuters) – Italy is ready to consider ratifying the reform of the euro zone’s bailout fund (ESM) for countries and banks cut off from markets “if it is transformed…
(Reuters) – Consumer healthcare group Haleon expects 2023 organic revenue growth towards the upper end of its 4%-6% forecast, it said on Thursday, on strong demand and the restocking of…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s economic growth this year is likely to come in at the top end of the central bank’s forecast range of between minus 1% and 1%, a…
(Reuters) – J.P.Morgan and Citigroup upgraded China’s 2023 full-year gross domestic product growth forecast on Tuesday, citing that the country’s decision to lift stringent COVID-19 restrictions last December helped boost…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s BDI industry association expects exports to grow by 2% in 2023, double its forecast in January, its president told the Rheinische Post newspaper in comments published…
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The airport operating business in Mexico is thriving as traffic surges due to multinational companies bringing overseas operations closer to home and growth…
PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy is set to grow around 0.2% in the first quarter of 2023, up from around 0.1% forecast last month, the central bank said on…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. banking system remains strong and resilient, but American officials will continue working with foreign counterparts to bolster financial resilience after recent bank…
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) – Double-digit food price inflation will weigh on the Middle East and North Africa region this year, causing growth to slow to 3% from 5.8%…
By Rachna Uppal DUBAI (Reuters) – The World Bank has revised its 2023 economic growth projection for the oil exporters of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) downwards to 3.2%…
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization raised its forecast for global trade growth this year, but still predicted a slowdown and warned of risks from the Ukraine war, geopolitical…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy looks set to have grown in early 2023 after firms in the dominant service sector in March reported the strongest new business expansion in a…
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Most British businesses expect their sales to rise over the coming year – an improvement from late 2022 – despite seeing no sales growth…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Near-shoring and the green economy offer opportunities to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that the region should seize, as current estimated economic growth won’t be…
By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Developing Asia will grow faster than previously thought this year, underpinned by a stronger-than-projected rebound in China, but risks from global banking turmoil could…
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s central bank on Friday cut the Andean country’s economic growth forecast for the year to 2.6%, from 3.1%, citing the impact of reduced oil exports, and…
(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley on Friday raised its 2023 euro area economic growth forecast by 20 basis points to 0.8% on the back of better-than-expected economic data. Morgan Stanley said…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s retail sales posted the biggest percentage rise in 13 years in February as economic sentiment improved alongside a sharp rebound in visitor arrivals and…
By Ira Dugal MUMBAI (Reuters) – Twelve large Indian states, which have released their local budgets over the past few weeks and forecast aggressive spending growth in 2023-24, are likely…
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy is expected to grow by 3.6% this year, up from 2.6% last year, supported by stronger private consumption, a recovery in the tourism sector and…
By Duncan Miriri LONDON (Reuters) – Stronger Chinese-led emerging markets growth will likely buffer the stocks, bonds and currencies of many developing nations as markets in the United States and…
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank on Wednesday maintained its economic growth forecast for 2023 at 4% to 5%, saying that improved domestic conditions will likely…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. single-family home prices moderated further on an annual basis in January, which together with declining mortgage rates could pull buyers back into the housing market. The…
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales eked out a meagre gain in February after wild swings around year-end holidays, indicating shoppers are reining in spending in the face of higher…
(Reuters) – Panama’s economic recovery has been “very strong,” but the outlook remains uncertain as growth is projected to slow to 5% this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said…