SINGAPORE, Oct 23 Reuters Singapore39;s expanding plans to tap into regional clean power markets will need to be economically attractive for producers and transmitters of electricity in order to succeed, industry executives said this week. Regional grid interconnection is central to Singapore39;s strategy to decarbonise, with the country39;s Energy Market Authority EMA estimating clean power […]

Impact disclosure guidance released by Taskforce Group chaired by JPMorgan, Natixis Aims to help countries, companies raise impact finance WASHINGTON, Oct 23 Reuters A new guide for countries and companies seeking financing for activities that have a positive and verifiable social or environmental impact could unlock an extra 200 billion a year for sustainable development, […]

SHANGHAI, Oct 23 Reuters A Chinese policy think tank has called for Beijing to issue 2 trillion yuan 280 billion of special treasury bonds to set up a stock market stabilisation fund, the 21st Century Business Herald reported on Wednesday. Such a fund could steady the market through buying and selling bluechips and exchangetraded funds […]

LONDON, Oct 23 Reuters Growth in pay awards by British employers stagnated during the three months to September and firms expect average wage rises to cool over the coming 12 months, according to a survey that added to signs that Britain39;s labour market is softening. Human resources data company Brightmine said on Wednesday the expected […]

Trump win would accelerate factory relocation out of China USChina ties to worsen more slowly under Harris, exporters say 39;Nobody can handle39; 60 tariffs, Chinese producer warns Costs rising in SE Asia, elsewhere amid shift out of China Tariffs could shave 0.40.7 pct points off Chinese growth GUANGZHOU, China, Oct 23 Reuters If Donald Trump […]

BERLIN, Oct 22 Reuters Germany39;s federal and state governments39; tax revenues rose 6.9 in September compared with the same month last year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The federal and state governments39; tax revenue reached a total of 86.2 billion euros 93.54 billion last month, according to the ministry39;s monthly report. This follows a […]

Q3 GDP growth seen at 0.5 vs 0.2 previous quarter, up 2.0 on year GDP data due on Oct. 24 BENGALURU, Oct 22 Reuters The South Korean economy likely returned to growth last quarter after a mild contraction in the prior quarter thanks to an exportled expansion that offset higher borrowing costs squeezing domestic demand, […]

BEIJING, Oct 22 Reuters The jobless rate for 16to24year olds in China, excluding students, fell to 17.6 in September from 18.8 a month prior, official data showed on Tuesday, offering officials relief after youth unemployment hit fresh highs for two straight months. Unemployment among young people and college graduates jumped from 13.2 in June to […]

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 Reuters Argentina39;s beleaguered economy is set to rebound in 2025 after two years of recession as the government tries to spark a private sectordriven recovery with its chainsaw plan to shrink the size of the state, a Reuters poll showed. Household spending is expected to pick up thanks to a fall […]

BANGKOK, Oct 22 Thailand39;s economic growth may not reach 3 this year but should come in above that level next year as the government will accelerate investment, the finance minister said on Tuesday. Southeast Asia39;s secondlargest economy is strong, with the public debt to GDP ratio expected to remain under its mandated ceiling of 70, […]