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The global ‘polytunity’

Mark Coombs, chief executive officer of Ashmore Group Plc, during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The New Economy Forum is being organized by Bloomberg Media Group, a division of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News. Photographer: Lionel Ng/Bloomberg
Global Enterprise

UK not alone in risking another ‘Liz Truss moment’, says Ashmore CEO Coombs

The G20’s advanced economies - the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and South Korea - were forecast to see economic growth of just 1.4 per cent in 2030, it said.
International

G20 countries’ medium-term growth to be weakest since 2009 crisis, IMF says

Overall global income inequality appears to be declining thanks in large part to two emerging market giants, China and India.
Opinion & Features

G20: Will Asian emerging markets continue to drive progress?

Egon Zehnder's CEO Francesco Buquicchio.
ASEAN Business

‘Definitely an opportunity’ for Asia-Pacific economies as the world becomes more complex: Egon Zehnder CEO

China's Premier Li Qiang speaks during the opening ceremony of the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum in Shanghai, China, Nov 5, 2025.
Global Enterprise

Chinese Premier Li derides trade restrictions, pledges to make global trade fairer

Trade data for September showed China’s exports rising faster-than-expected.
Global Enterprise

Big manufacturing economies struggle as US tariffs hit order books

In 2024, Brazil provided about six times more beef to the US than Argentina. However, 76.4 per cent tariffs are likely to affect supply and price.
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE

The steak economy is more than just high prices

(From left) China's President Xi Jinping and South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 31, 2025.
Global Enterprise

South Korea’s Lee says global trade order at critical inflection point

What the meetings between the IMF and World Bank have consistently failed to deliver is clear, coordinated political will to address economic challenges, says the writer.
Opinion & Features

Little reassurance from IMF-World Bank meetings

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