The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook, October 2025, projecting global growth of 3.2 per cent in 2025 and 3.1 per cent in 2026. The report notes that the global economy is adjusting to recent policy changes, with some tariff extremes eased through deals, but the overall environment remains volatile, and temporary factors that supported activity in early 2025, such as front-loading, are fading. Inflation is projected to continue declining gl

According to data released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore’s economy grew by 2.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, slower than the 4.5 per cent growth recorded in the second quarter. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, gross domestic product rose by 1.3 per cent, slightly below the 1.5 per cent increase in the second quarter. The moderation was largely due to a significant slowdown in the goods-producing industries, which grew by just 0.6

Switzerland and China are advancing negotiations to modernize their 2014 Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with the shared objective of finalizing an upgraded framework by early 2026. Both sides recognized the FTA’s role in strengthening bilateral trade and committed to advancing negotiations pragmatically toward a higher-level agreement. Expanding market access and economic integration The upgrade aims to expand the range of zero-tariff goods — extending to high-tech machinery and

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According to the latest report by S&P Global Market Intelligence, the Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) for Thailand’s manufacturing...

According to the latest data from the National Statistics Office, Vietnam’s economy grew by 8.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2025....