Vietnam Premier Sees 2025 Economic Growth at 6.5% to 7%
(Bloomberg) -- Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh projects the nation’s economy will grow 6.5% to 7% in 2025 and says the government will push for expansion of 7%-7.5%, according to a…
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Philippines VP Duterte Slams Marcos as Feud Escalates
(Bloomberg) -- Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday said the nation’s leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “doesn’t know how to be a president,” unleashing her strongest criticism yet…
Malaysia Minister Braces for Backlash Over Fuel Subsidy Revamp
(Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s government is bracing for public backlash as it commits to rolling back petrol subsidies mid-2025, a politically-sensitive and long-delayed pledge that’s key to…
Razor-Close British Columbia Vote Indicates No Strong Majority
(Bloomberg) -- A election in Canada’s British Columbia province was too close to call on polling day, leaving the left-leaning New Democratic Party’s majority in doubt while support soared…
Ex-General Prabowo Sworn in as Indonesia’s Next President
(Bloomberg) -- Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president on Sunday, capping a 26-year rise that followed his dismissal from the military over alleged…
Reeves Puts Bond Market Over UK Ministers in High-Risk Budget
(Bloomberg) -- Rachel Reeves’ first challenge when it comes to delivering a delicately balanced UK budget at the end of the month is winning over an increasingly mutinous Labour Party.…
Macron Finds Out What Power Sharing Means and He Doesn’t Like It
(Bloomberg) -- Emmanuel Macron’s diminished authority in France’s power-sharing government appears to be taking a toll. Most Read from Bloomberg Macron’s tirade against his cabinet…
Ukraine and Russia Swap 95 Prisoners on Each Side, Moscow Says
(Bloomberg) -- Russia said it exchanged 95 Ukrainian soldiers for an equal number of its force in the first major prisoner of war return in more than a month. Most Read from Bloomberg…
Japan’s Inflation Slows for First Time Since April Ahead of BOJ
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s key inflation gauge slowed in September for the first time in five months, ahead of a central bank meeting later this month where the board is widely expected to…
Indonesia's $30 Billion Free Lunch Plan Hinges on Big Tax Revamp
(Bloomberg) -- In northern Jakarta Bay, a region with the highest prevalence of growth stunting and malnutrition in Indonesia’s capital, about 160 first graders excitedly grab their free…
Xi Visits Province Across From Taiwan After Military Drills
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the province directly across from Taiwan after the military he leads carried out more major exercises intended to ramp up pressure on the…
Hong Kong Economy Set to Be Focus of John Lee’s Policy Speech
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s leader is expected to lay out a policy agenda focused on boosting the city’s economy during his third annual address on Wednesday, including a potential cut to a…
Brazil Ministers Renew Push to Sell Lula on Spending Cuts
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil’s government will unveil “as many measures as possible” to cut spending this year, Planning and Budget Minister Simone Tebet said Tuesday, continuing a push to soothe…
Italy to Tap Banks, Insurers for €3.5 Billion in Budget Plan
(Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet is tapping Italy’s banks and insurers to help finance its budget, according to a new plan designed to deliver on giveaways pledged to…
UK Businesses Warn Starmer Against Raising Employer Payroll Tax
(Bloomberg) -- UK business groups warned the country’s new Labour government against raising a key tax on employers after Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel…
Philippines Says China Ship Hit Fisheries Vessel in Disputed Sea
(Bloomberg) -- The Philippines said a Chinese maritime militia vessel “deliberately sideswiped” and caused minor damage on a government fisheries boat in the South China Sea amid lingering…
HK Leader May Focus on Economy, Liquor Tax Cut in Speech
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s leader is expected to make bolstering the economy a priority in an annual speech this week, using it to lay out an agenda that includes a potential cut to a…
Senegal Plans to Invest About $30.5 Billion In Development
(Bloomberg) -- Senegal, a nascent oil and gas producer, intends spending about 12.8 trillion CFA francs ($21 billion) on development over the next five years and aims to garner another 5.7…
Rand Water Sounds Alarm Over Critical Water Levels in South Africa’s Gauteng
(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s Gauteng province, home to the capital of Pretoria and commercial hub of Johannesburg, is on the brink of a water crisis as reservoir levels drop to critical…
Singapore Starts Trial of Opposition Leader in Lying Scandal
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s opposition leader started his trial on Monday for allegedly lying, potentially drawing more scrutiny on his party before a general election that must be held by…
North Korea Put Border Troops on High Alert After Drone Claims
(Bloomberg) -- North Korea briefly ordered its troops along the South Korean border to stand ready to fire after accusing Seoul of sending drones into its capital Pyongyang in what it…
Australian PM’s Party Trails Opposition for First Time in Poll
(Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor party fell behind the center-right opposition in a closely watched poll of voting intentions, highlighting a tightening…
UK Gas Production Is Declining Faster Than Expected, Lobby Warns
(Bloomberg) -- Britain’s natural gas output is declining faster than expected and leading to greater reliance on imports, according to an industry group seeking government relief to spur…
Ukraine’s Rocky Past With Poland Is Haunting Zelenskiy
(Bloomberg) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was left seething after a meeting last month with Poland’s top diplomat, who made a show of putting the brakes on Ukraine’s ambitions…