World Bank raises China’s GDP forecast for 2024, 2025

The world’s second-biggest economy has struggled this year, mainly due to a property crisis and tepid domestic demand. The World Bank raised on Thursday (26 December) its forecast for China’s economic growth in 2024 and 2025, but warned that subdued household and business confidence, along with headwinds in the property sector, would keep weighing it […]

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Coal Export of Mongolia Expected to Surpass 80 Million Tons

According to the Mongolian Customs General Administration, over the first 11 months of 2024, Mongolia earned USD 8.181.5 million from coal exports, which is an increase of USD 250 million compared to the same period of the previous year. The amount of coal exported since the beginning of the year has reached 78,519.7 thousand tons, […]

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Afghan ministry finalizes purchase of 38,000 tons of wheat

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (AIL) has announced the completion of the process to purchase an additional 38,000 tons of wheat from farmers across the country. Officials of the ministry emphasized that, under the directive of the leader of the Islamic Emirate, wheat worth over one billion afghani has been purchased from farmers, […]

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Withholding tax imposed on depositors below lower-income brackets to be refunded: Sri Lanka Government

The government is formulating a mechanism to provide relief to depositors who had to pay 10 percent withholding tax whereas they earn less than Rs. 150,000 deposit interest a month, Minister of Labour Anil Jayantha said today. He told a news conference that the Inland Revenue Department will release the mechanism soon on how the […]

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Growth forecast for 2024 lowered amid challenges

Bhutan’s economic growth forecast for 2024 has been revised down to five percent, marking a 1.1 percent drop from earlier projections, primarily due to challenges in the domestic economy, including delays in Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHPA-II) and a slow tourism recovery. According to the Macroeconomic Situation report from the Ministry of Finance,  one of the main […]

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Sri Lanka has exited debt default, official says; Fitch upgrades rating to CCC+

In a post on X, Siriwardana emphasized the importance of avoiding past policy errors influenced by rigid ideologies, unfounded beliefs, or misleading narratives, which often lead to unrealistic and unsustainable decisions. Sri Lanka’s Secretary to the Treasury, Mahinda Siriwardana, announced on Saturday that the country has officially emerged from sovereign default. In a post on […]

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Mongolia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Renamed “Chinggis Fund”

During its irregular session on December 20, 2024, the Government of Mongolia made a decision to adopt a Resolution on Taking Several Measures on Mongolia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. Through the Resolution, the Government instructed Minister of Mongolia and Chairman of the Cabinet Secretariat of Government Uchral Nyam-Osor and Minister of Finance Javkhlan Bold to distribute […]

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Is crypto keeping Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam project afloat?

Despite a preponderance of data on the high-level of financial and environmental risks, the World Bank has opted to become a major financial backer of the Rogun hydropower dam project in Tajikistan, approving an initial $350 million grant to help finish the first phase of construction. Following up on the World Bank’s decision, the Asian […]

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Hopes Skyrocket as Gelephu International Airport Take Shape

The announcement of the Gelephu International Airport, scheduled to begin construction in 2025 and expected to be completed by 2029, has raised significant hopes for residents, local leaders, and business owners in Gelephu. The airport, poised to become a major infrastructure project for southern Bhutan, promises to enhance connectivity, promote economic growth, and transform the […]

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Kazakhstan to invest KZT 27 trillion into industry sector of Mangistau region

Eight large projects worth 27 trillion tenge will be developed in Mangistau region, governor Nurdaulet Kilybai told a press conference at the central communications service, Kazinform News Agency reports. The key directions for the development of the region are the processing sector, tourism transportation and logistics, small and medium business, and agro-industrial complex. He said […]

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