economy

Signs of hope for China property market, but boom is over: analysts

Beijing, China | AFP | Sunday 4/23/2023 by Sébastien RICCI Pummelled by a housing crisis that caused a record-breaking slump…

Brazil may surpass US as world’s No. 1 corn exporter

by Morgann JEZEQUEL Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- On his farm in the state of Mato Grosso,…

Soaring food prices in S.Africa push inflation up

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Wednesday 4/19/2023 Inflation in South Africa edged higher in March with food prices recording…

China’s economy rebounds after zero-Covid scrapped

by Sébastien RICCI Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's economy grew much better than expected in the first three…

Soaring prices pressure Morocco’s agriculture model

by Ismail Bellaouali Agence France-Presse RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- Soaring inflation in Morocco is driving up living costs and stirring…

IMF chief urges world to avoid a ‘second Cold War’

by Daniel AVIS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Countries must do more to avert the costly consequences of…

China exports rise for first time in 6 months: customs data

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's exports rose in March for the first time in six months, customs data showed Thursday,…

SoftBank to sell almost all its Alibaba stake: report

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Japanese tech investment titan SoftBank has decided to sell nearly all of its stake in Alibaba…

IMF warns of growing global debt fueled by US, China

Washington, United States | AFP | Wednesday 4/12/2023 Global government debt is on track to reach levels not seen since…

China, Honduras draft economic agreements

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) -- A Chinese delegation met with officials in Honduras Tuesday to thrash out bilateral economic agreements to…

New BoJ chief says no major rate hike on horizon

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023 Japan's new central bank chief said Monday no major rate hikes were on…

11 Latin American nations announce inflation battle plan

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- The leaders of 11 Latin American nations, including its two biggest economies, Brazil and Mexico,…

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