Washington DC, October 7 th, 2024 - Developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) is continuing to grow faster than the rest of the world in 2024, but slower than before the pandemic, the World Bank said in ...

How East Asia's Population Crunch Could Lead to Crisis. Published Aug 29, 2024 at 4:00 AM EDT Updated Sep 09, 2024 at 1:08 PM EDT. By . Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei ...

This chapter looks at the economic impact of conflicts in the Middle East and Central Asia compared to other parts of the world over the past 30 years. We find that conflicts have significant negative ...

Amidst uncertainty, the Asia-Middle East corridor could grow to rival more traditional relationships in 2025,” said HSF Hong Kong-based M&A partner, Tommy Tong.

Not long ago South-East Asia’s conglomerates were star performers. Between 2003 and 2012 they generated an annualised shareholder return, including dividends, of 28%, compared with 20% for South ...

HSBC Holdings Plc expects to double down on its investment-banking operations in Asia and the Middle East after exiting key businesses in Europe and the US, Chief Executive Officer Georges ...

President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian countries—many of which depend on U.S. markets to grow their economies.

East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. ... Asia’s youngest and one of its poorest. Home to about 1.4 million people, ...