Global economy

The wrong way to compare economic size

2026-10-27T10:00:00.000Z
China’s Finance Minister Lan Foan called on governments to cooperate on AI, the digital economy and green sector development.

China flags Apec’s role as key for a challenged global economy

2026-10-20T07:53:52.000Z
International Monetary and Financial Committee chair Mohammed Al-Jadaan (left) and IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva in Bangkok on Oct 17.

Global economy resilient but ‘no room for complacency’, IMF committee head says amid Russia tensions

2026-10-18T02:39:13.000Z
A Prada store in Milan, Italy. The eurozone is beset by economic and political malaise. High energy costs and surging Chinese exports have crimped manufacturing growth in its core economies.

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