Growth

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 …

(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 …