The International Monetary Fund (IMF) officially launched the operations of its regional center in Shanghai, marking the 20th facility it has established globally. The center will serve as a key hub to advance research that can inform policies in emerging markets and middle-income countries and safeguard global and regional financial stability. It will also help deepen understanding of member countries’ perspectives and foster international economic cooperation. The establishment of the...

According to data from China’s General Administration of Customs, expressed in dollars, China’s international trade with the rest of the world showed the following trend during the first 11 months of 2025, with exports increasing by 5.4 per cent, imports falling by 0.6 per cent, and total trade rising by 2.9 per cent. In November alone, Chinese exports grew by 5.9 per cent from a year earlier, while imports expanded by 1.6 per cent, and total trade went up by 4.3 per cent. China confirms the...

The Chamber of Deputies approved in the first reading the bill that eliminates the IMU (Municipal Property Tax) on a primary home (not rented out) owned in Italy by Italians registered with AIRE (Register of Italians Resident Abroad) in small towns. The text - Amendments to Article 1, paragraph 741, of Law no. 160 of December 27, 2019, regarding the equalization of the tax regime for the application of the municipal property tax on properties owned in the national territory by citizens...