India’s growth slowed in December quarter on weakness in manufacturing

India’s economic growth slowed further in the December quarter as pent up demand eased and weakness in the manufacturing sector continued. Asia’s third largest economy
India to get heat waves this year after hottest February on record

India is likely to experience heat waves between March and May, especially in the key wheat producing central and northern states, the weather office said
Sunak in Belfast to sell new Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in Northern Ireland on Tuesday to sell his with the European Union to ease post-Brexit trade, a measure he hopes
Lagos ex-governor Tinubu closes in on Nigeria election victory

ABUJA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Provisional results from Nigeria’s disputed presidential election showed Bola Tinubu from the ruling party closing in on victory, a Reuters tally of
Sri Lanka’s crisis offers an opportunity to reset its development model

Sri Lanka is at a critical moment in its history. Years of economic mismanagement, weak governance, poor policy choices, and the impacts of external shocks
Recent changes in consumers’ medium-term inflation expectations: A detailed look

Central banks typically pay considerable attention to inflation expectations. This column exploits the richness and flexible design of the ECB’s Consumer Expectations Survey to explore
Long COVID in the United States

Now that COVID-19 infection rates and deaths are at relatively low levels in the US, attention is turning to the significant proportion of the population
Japan to relax border controls for passengers from China from Wednesday

Japan will from Wednesday ease its COVID restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival,
Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 – research

Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty
Can the Phillips curve explain recent wage growth?

In recent months, wage growth has showed signs of slowing despite an extraordinarily tight labour market, which has presented a puzzle for standard models of

