Economy

President Muizzu announced plans to dismiss more than 200 political appointees as part of efforts to reduce government spending but postponed politically difficult subsidy reforms.

Quota reform may have been the spark, but at the heart of the unrest was widespread public discontent with the government, fueled by economic hardship, inflation, and the rising cost of necessities.

Success will require the country to leverage its geo-economic strengths while navigating intensifying geopolitical tensions.

As the EU moves to impose steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, China finds itself at a pivotal juncture in its evolving trade relationship with Europe. 

Despite the potential for a conflict of interests on the transport and transit track, it is still beneficial for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to cooperate rather than compete.

China’s growing footprint in South and Central Asia has been made possible by the influx of grants, loans, mergers, and economic concessions for projects.

The relative decline in the size of the European economy has given exporters less demanding alternatives for the exports.

The former World Bank director will become the first person to hold the finance portfolio under three presidential administrations.

The country's communications minister says that the app's "factory-to-consumer" model threatens to undermine millions of small businesses.

Insights from Bradley Martin. 

As Sri Lanka’s case shows, the infrastructure dilemma of developing countries is not just about financing but about governance. 

Taiwan’s sales of semiconductors to Chinese entities paradoxically feed a threat to Taiwan’s very existence. Why, then, does Taiwan persist with these exports?