World Economy News
IMF outlook: The good, the bad and the unsaid
The International Monetary Fund’s April 2025 ‘World Economic Outlook’ is both reassuring and disturbing. It reflects the uncertain times through which the world is passing—and calls for reflection.
3 min read24 Apr 2025Global growth set to slow sharply amid trade tensions, policy uncertainty: IMF
Global GDP is now projected to grow 2.8% in 2025 and 3% in 2026—down from the 3.3% forecast for both years in the January 2025 update.
2 min read22 Apr 2025Cuba is running on empty
Havana targets foreign-company profits as it shrinks public bread rations.
4 min read21 Apr 2025How tariffs hurt tax reform
Trump advisers float an export tax credit to make up for tariff harm.
2 min read21 Apr 2025Iran has a reason to strike a nuclear deal: Its economy is in trouble
Crippling sanctions and systemic corruption are pushing ordinary Iranians to the brink at a politically sensitive moment.
4 min read14 Apr 2025India gets temporary relief, but trade turmoil looms, says former US trade official
India finds temporary reprieve in 90-day US tariff freeze; China faces harsher penalties. Trade expert warns multilateral trade system is hanging by a thread.
3 min read11 Apr 2025The trade deficit is a sign of wealth
The best way to keep America great is to ensure it remains the world’s most important economy.
2 min read11 Apr 2025The economy could be weakening. Watch these 4 indicators to know.
Consumer and business sentiment have already declined notably over the past few months, but actual spending remains healthy so far.
5 min read25 Mar 2025Brands and geopolitics: A marriage made in conflict
Ben & Jerry’s battle with owner Unilever over Palestinians is just the latest example in a long history of entanglement. Think of how oil multinationals meddled in West Asia or how Western businesses reacted to Russia’s Ukraine war.
4 min read23 Mar 2025Debt issuance by governments of rich countries to hit record high, OECD says
Some 85% of that issuance will be accounted for by the U.S., Japan, France, Italy and the U.K.
3 min read20 Mar 2025Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared