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SVG's medium-term growth expected to converge to 2. 7%
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (159+ words) (i Witness News) " The war in the Middle East has worsened the near'term outlook for both growth and inflation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) says, even as it notes that the outlook is…...
IDB predicts higher food import prices, increased forex demand, but "robust" economy
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (173+ words) (Demerara Waves) " The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Wednesday said falling oil prices and higher import prices are among factors that can see a further rise in the cost of imported food and increased demand for foreign exchange. "Growing policy…...
China announces record $1tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) (BBC) " China announced record export numbers for 2025, a year when US President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade policy caused turmoil in the global economy. Beijing on Wednesday reported the world's largest-ever trade surplus " the value of goods and services sold…...
World central bank chiefs 'stand in solidarity' with US Fed chair Powell
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (248+ words) (BBC) " Central banks across the world have joined together to declare that they stand in "full solidarity" with the Federal Reserve's chair after the US launched a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell. The heads of the Bank of England, the…...