Economic stimulus

Government pledges 2.5 billion dirhams in support, focusing mainly on tourism and retail; analysts, businesses say more might be needed

The Bank of Thailand expects economic growth to decelerate sharply to 1.5 per cent this year from 2.4 per cent last year

The biggest portion will go to price relief, totalling 11.7 trillion yen

The package will include general account outlays of 17.7 trillion yen, far exceeding the previous year’s 13.9 trillion yen

[TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday (Nov 10) that she would work on setting a new fiscal target extending through several years to allow more flexible spending, essentially w...

[TOKYO] Japan’s government will urge the central bank to focus on achieving strong economic growth accompanied by stable prices in an outline of its stimulus package, a draft of the outline seen by Re...

[TOKYO] Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing an economic stimulus package that is likely to exceed last year’s US$92 billion to help households tackle inflation, government sources f...

As economists look ahead, most now expect the People’s Bank of China to deliver a restrained policy rate cut of 10 basis points in the final quarter

Package follows recent nationwide protests urging President Prabowo to tackle rising economic pressures