With its rare blend of stability and dynamism, Oman is fast emerging as a global investment magnet. In April 2025, more than 300 business and government leaders from over 30 countries convened at the ...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, so any disruption would hit the energy markets hard.

Global growth is slowing following a sharp rise in trade barriers and heightened policy uncertainty. Growth is expected to weaken to 2.3 percent in 2025—a significant downgrade from previous forecasts ...

The World Bank says tariffs will hurt global growth, estimating that the trade war will shave almost half a percentage point ...

"Volatility in U.S. tariff policy and economic recovery uncertainty are expected to persist in the second half," South Korean ...

A leading business figure says the North East is entering a key period to secure growth in the regional economy. Port of Tyne CEO Matt Beeton was speaking as the port reported a big rise in revenues ...

Xi's Shanghai trip, his first to China's main international financial hub since November 2023, comes at a time when the tariff fight with the U.S. has raised the stakes for global economic growth ...

Ever since President Donald Trump introduced his first set of higher tariffs, it’s been a waiting game to see just how big an impact they’ll have on the global economy.

While some recruiters said higher living costs and competition for sought-after skills had pushed up pay, others noted that tighter hiring budgets had weighed on the overall increase. The South of ...

That's when global financial leaders met at a fancy hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, and hammered out the details of a new global economic order that would take hold after World War II ended.

The IDCA’s Global Digital Economy Report 2025 found a need for slightly more than 100 million new IT-related jobs throughout the world by 2030 if the global workforce is going to keep pace with ...