Finance
China-ASEAN economic ties deepen but challenges remain
China has ramped up investment and trade links with ASEAN amid elevated trade tensions with the United States and the EU
ChinaUS retreat from bodies such as the WTO will continue
The US administration has not paid its WTO budget contributions
United StatesIMF announcement will not dispel Argentina doubts
The economy minister yesterday announced that a new IMF deal is close, in a bid to stem exchange rate pressures
ArgentinaLebanon’s banking sector reform could prove divisive
The cabinet appointed a new central bank governor and approved a new draft banking secrecy law yesterday
LebanonChina will struggle to bring back foreign investment
China’s president has held a meeting with global business leaders as Beijing tries to court foreign investors
ChinaProtests show Malawi president’s poll vulnerability
The government faces rising discontent over the economic situation, with elections just six months away
MalawiTariffs will damage the already pressured auto sector
President Trump’s latest tariff announcement is that all US imports of cars and car parts will face a 25% tariff rate
InternationalUK government has limited time to improve the economy
The UK government has announced further spending cuts and a downgrading in the GDP forecast
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