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 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 2025Havana targets foreign-company profits as it shrinks public bread rations.
4 min read21 Apr 2025Trump advisers float an export tax credit to make up for tariff harm.
2 min read21 Apr 2025Crippling sanctions and systemic corruption are pushing ordinary Iranians to the brink at a politically sensitive moment.
4 min read14 Apr 2025India 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 best way to keep America great is to ensure it remains the world’s most important economy.
2 min read11 Apr 2025Consumer and business sentiment have already declined notably over the past few months, but actual spending remains healthy so far.
5 min read25 Mar 2025Ben & 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 2025Some 85% of that issuance will be accounted for by the U.S., Japan, France, Italy and the U.K.
3 min read20 Mar 2025The 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