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Opinion | Global finance is quietly moving east

The opening of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Shanghai Centre on December 8 attracted limited attention outside specialist financial circles.…

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China’s 2025 growth forecast raised to 5% by IMF, citing resilience

China’s economy is projected to grow by 5 per cent in 2025 before slowing to 4.5 per cent in 2026,…

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Explainer | What’s next for China’s economy in 2026 – and how it plans to tackle challenges

After a turbulent year marked by the trade war and domestic headwinds, China will head into 2026 cautiously as it…

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World Bank slashes Pakistan’s FY26 growth to 2.6%

The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s real GDP growth to remain around 2.6% for FY2025–26, far below government expectations, as…

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PSX sinks over 1,200 points amid profit-taking, IMF concerns

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed sharply lower on Monday as heavy profit-taking dragged the KSE-100 index down by 1,237.67…

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Macroscope | Why the cost of buying economic growth is destined to rise

It is tempting to think that the global economy has become immune to shocks despite multiple ongoing physical conflicts, trade…

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Want a cheaper ride? Govt allows used car imports, but at a steep price

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the federal cabinet has approved the commercial import of used cars, but consumers are…

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Macroscope | Stock prices are at bubble heights. Who’s sounding the alarm?

How do we know when a stock market boom is about to end in a bust, or when an asset…

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Why China’s yuan can be safe-haven currency – former bank official flags its ‘advantages’

The yuan has the potential to become a safe-haven currency, a former central bank official said while calling for capital-control…

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The View | Japan and Singapore show even property safe havens are not problem-free

Two findings stood out in CBRE’s survey on Asia’s commercial property investment market published last month. The first was that…

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