Building a Sustainable, Digital Business Asia-Pacific is ripe with opportunities for digital transformation, and the pandemic has accelerated it. As 5G rolls out at scale, connectivity, cloud, AI, computing, and industry applications have all come together to create unprecedented opportunities for the ICT sector. Business 05 Apr, 2022
Nepal's GDP to grow modestly this fiscal: ADB Nepal’s economy is anticipated to grow by 4.1 per cent (at market prices) in fiscal year fiscal year 2021-22, up from an estimated growth of 2.3 per cent in fiscal 2020-21, says the latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 Update, a flagship publication of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Business 23 Sep, 2021
China's economy growth cools further amid US tariff war BEIJING: China's economic growth slowed to its lowest level in a decade in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington. The world's second-largest economy grew 6.2% over a year ago,... 15 Jul, 2019
Venezuela names economy czar, oil minister in cabinet shuffle CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday shuffled his cabinet by naming a new economy czar to oversee the OPEC country's decaying socialist system and a new oil minister to confront the economic difficulties caused by low oil... Women 05 Jan, 2017
Airbus plan heralds Iran boom after sanctions lifted DUBAI: A purchase of more than 100 aircraft from Europe's Airbus may be one of Iran's first big deals in a trade and investment boom that could reshape the economy of the Middle East. "The legs of Iran’s economy are now free of the chains of... 17 Jan, 2016
Global factories continue to struggle London/Jakarta, December 1 Manufacturing activity deteriorated across much of Asia in November and while European factories reports improved, the region struggled to gather momentum. Business surveys today showed few signs of vigour across... 02 Dec, 2015
Microsoft Windows 10 PALO ALTO: Microsoft says its new Windows 10 operating system is now running on more than 14 million computers, two days after the software was released as a free download. That’s a far cry from the company’s goal of getting Windows 10 onto a... 01 Aug, 2015
Quakes rattle economy, growth falls to lowest in seven years KATHMANDU: The devastating earthquake of April 25 and subsequent aftershocks have caused huge damage to the country’s economy, shaving an estimated Rs 36.52 billion off the projected gross domestic product of this fiscal year, show the latest data of... 09 Jun, 2015
Oil output hike possible in December: OPEC chief LONDON: OPEC will consider ramping up crude oil production at its next meeting in December if key conditions are met, secretary-general Abdalla Salem El-Badri said here on Thursday. The cartel "will not hesitate to increase its production in... 22 Oct, 2009
Obsession with growth : Only a recession makes sense If you are of a sensitive disposition, I advise you to turn the page now. I am about to break the last of the universal taboos. I hope that the recession now being forecast by some economists materialises. I recognise that recession causes hardship.... 11 Oct, 2007
Migrant workers saving big in China Beijing, January 7:Zhang Xiaochun’s son is 14 years old, but she has not seen him since she left her village in southwest China to work in the capital eight years ago. She thinks it’s too expensive to go home.“I want to save as much as I can,”... 07 Jan, 2007
Asian integration: Where does Nepal stand? More visibly, the regional integration process in Asia is steadily coming up on the stage in recent years. Given the enormity of size and availability of resources, human and other essentials, in the region, the scope and scale of integration will be... 15 Jan, 2006