Economy

Former Farmer Turns Senate Candidate as U.S. Agriculture Faces Financial Strain

Special Report-As U.S. Agriculture Wilts Under Financial Pressure, Former Arkansas Farmer Cultivates U.S. Senate Bid A decade after leaving a nonprofit career to help her aging parents, sixth-generation Arkansan Hallie...

India GDP Growth Surges 7.8% in Q1 FY27, Beats RBI Forecast

India's Q1 GDP Growth 2026: GDP Grows 7.8% In Q1 FY27, Beats RBI's 7% Estimate India’s economy accelerated in the April–June quarter of FY 2026–27,...

BRICS and India-China Cooperation Can Reshape the Global South

Building BRICS for the world As close neighbors at pivotal moments of national renewal, India and China face a clear choice: cooperate and prosper together,...

Bangkok Summit Highlights Thailand’s Bid to Turn AI Investment Into Long-Term Economic Power

Bangkok summit spotlights Thailand's push to turn AI spend into lasting economic muscle Techsauce Global Summit 2026 opened in Bangkok with...

Oil Slips as US Prepares New Economic Pressure on Iran

Oil falls ahead of US plan for economic war on Iran | New Straits Times Oil prices slipped on Monday, giving back a portion of...

IndiGo Launches Direct Bangkok-Gaya Flights to Boost Buddhist Pilgrimage Travel

IndiGo Adds Bangkok-Gaya Flights to Draw Buddhist Pilgrims IndiGo is launching direct flights between Bangkok and Gaya in India’s Bihar state, enhancing access to one...

Bangla QR workshop in Rajshahi boosts digital payments and cashless economy

Workshop on Bangla QR held in Rajshahi to promote cashless Bangladesh Bangladesh Bank organized a workshop on Bangla QR in Rajshahi to accelerate the expansion...

Syria’s Oil Production Rebounds as Output Reaches 14.8 Million Barrels in H1 2026

Syria produces 14.8 million barrels of crude oil in H1 2026 Syria’s oil and gas sector continued to regain momentum in the first half of...

Palace speeds up fund releases for qualified infrastructure projects while tightening safeguards

Gov't releasing funds faster for 'appropriate' projects -- Palace Malacañang said the government is accelerating the release of infrastructure funds for projects that pass stricter...

InfraMantra and ZeProp Partner to Expand India’s Broker Ecosystem

InfraMantra and ZeProp Join Hands to Transform India's Broker Ecosystem New Delhi, India, August 17: InfraMantra India Private Limited, a leading real estate advisory and...

Uttarakhand Crosses 3 Lakh Lakhpati Didis, Boosting Women-Led Rural Enterprises

Uttarakhand crosses 3 lakh mark in Lakhpati Didis Uttarakhand has crossed the three-lakh milestone in the number of women earning over ₹1 lakh annually, with...