Global economy

A global economic recovery built on shaky foundations

2026-10-14T04:00:00.000Z
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says the eventual dividend from AI remains uncertain, but it could widen inequality within and between countries.

Can the IMF adapt to a world transformed by debt and AI?

2026-10-11T23:00:00.000Z
The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in 2026 are being held outside of Washington for the first time in three years.

Iran war’s energy shock, record public debt loom over IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

2026-10-11T06:44:09.000Z
In her agenda-setting curtain-raiser speech in Singapore on Oct 7, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva warned that “winter is coming”.

‘Take some pain today for growth tomorrow’: Why policymakers should heed IMF’s call

2026-10-08T09:00:00.000Z
The first issue of The Business Times was published on Oct 1, 1976.
BT50: THE NEXT CHAPTER

Reporting from the front row on Singapore’s success story

2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z
US President Donald Trump’s erratic approach to policymaking raises uncertainty to an unprecedented level.

How long until there is a US markets reckoning over Trump’s damage?

2026-07-19T23:00:00.000Z
New York recently became the first US state to impose a moratorium on new AI data centre construction.

AI-driven growth may run out of steam as energy grids struggle to keep up with innovation

2026-07-15T10:20:03.000Z
Geopolitical tensions, regulatory divergence and shifting trade routes are forcing companies to rethink how they structure themselves across markets.

How merchant states are reshaping global business connectivity

2026-07-08T23:00:00.000Z
Premier Li Qiang says: “China has a complete industrial system and a vast market space. Any niche product can become a big business and a big industry in our huge market of 1.4 billion people.”

China’s Premier Li downplays global trade disruption fears amid surge in exports

2026-06-24T11:13:51.000Z
“Unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, the risk of global supply chain fragmentation is growing,” Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang said.

Fragmented supply chains loom as trade tensions grow, warns Chinese vice-premier

2026-06-22T03:47:08.000Z