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Govt bets on 15% export growth despite challenges
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (615+ words) The government yesterday set a merchandise export target of $55.2 billion and a services export target of $8.2 billion for fiscal year 2026-27. Economists and business leaders said achieving the targets would be difficult amid an uncertain global environment and persistent domestic constraints....
Can Japan's life insurers keep growing at home?
18+ min ago (417+ words) Revised solvency rules are prompting insurers to rethink capital management. Japanese life insurers are increasingly looking overseas and relying more on reinsurance as they confront slowing growth at home, raising questions about whether these strategies can offset the challenges of…...
Monetary Authority of Singapore tightens exchange rate policy as energy-driven inflation pressures mount
17+ min ago (400+ words) The MAS slightly increased the Singapore dollar's appreciation rate, raising inflation forecasts amid Middle East shipping disruptions that are rippling through global markets. Singapore’s central bank just made a quiet but meaningful move. The Monetary Authority of Singapore increased the…...
Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Launch Super-Regional Geo-Industry-Academia Alliance for Maritime Powerhouse... Full-Scale Collaboration on Industry and Talent
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (195+ words) Published 27 Jul.2026 09:45(KST) On July 27, Busan City announced the official launch of the “Southeast Region Growth Engine Geo-Industry-Academia Alliance” with an inaugural ceremony held at the Busan National University main headquarters, initiating a collaborative framework for industrial innovation and nurturing…...
Ansan City Accelerates as a Youth Entrepreneurship Hub... Startup Festival Draws Over 1,000 Participants
47+ min ago (245+ words) Published 27 Jul.2026 10:01(KST) Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Min-geun), successfully wrapped up the “2026 ANSAN START UP Youth Entrepreneurship Festival,” the city’s flagship event to invigorate the youth startup ecosystem, accelerating its progress toward becoming a hub for young entrepreneurs....
(2nd LD) Lee orders retention of oil price caps until price uncertainty completely recedes
14+ min ago (561+ words) BRASILIA, July 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday instructed senior officials to maintain oil price caps until price uncertainty completely recedes, citing the renewed confrontation in the Middle East. "Amid the high likelihood that oil prices will remain volatile…...
Gold cheers the halt to fighting in Iran
20+ min ago (166+ words) Gold is trying to find a bottom. It's been skipping along the $3900 level for a month now and was able to withstand the recent 13-day US bombing campaign of Iran without breaking to new lows. That's a good sign for…...
Food Inflation, Power Cuts Reshape Household Spending
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (331+ words) Food inflation and unreliable electricity are forcing Nigerians to rethink how they buy, preserve and consume food, placing fresh strain on already stretched household budgets.Residents, traders and an economist rising prices and power cuts were changing spending habits and…...
Survey: Malaysian consumers moving away from crisis-mode response amid improved outlook; fewer plan to cut dining out first
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (895+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Malaysians in a survey are now less pessimistic about their household financial situation, when compared against March and April — which was shortly after the US-Iran conflict or crisis began. Consumer research company Rakuten Insight, which has been…...
MAS tightens monetary policy for the second time in a row
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (919+ words) The majority of analysts had expected the central bank to keep monetary policy unchanged. SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) tightened monetary policy on Monday (Jul 27), in a move contrary to the market's expectations. The tightening in April followed…...