Nepalese economist cautions Kathmandu against accepting loans from China

Mar 25, 2022

Kathmandu [Nepal], March 25 : Ahead of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visit to Kathmandu, a Nepal-based economist said that the Himalayan nation should...

China's three-child policy won't prevent long-term trend toward lower annual births, says top economist

Jun 14, 2021

Beijing [China], June 15 : China's recently-announced three-child policy will not help the country to drastically raise the birthrate, said a top Chinese...

IMF appoints Gourinchas as chief economist replacing Gita Gopinath

Jan 11, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 11 : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed French-born University of California-Berkeley economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the next chief...

China continues to tighten its grip in Tibet, intensifies efforts to eradicate Dalai Lama from Tibetans' religious lives

Feb 15, 2021

Washington [US], February 16 : In the latest attempt to tighten its grip in Tibet, China is forcing the Tibetans to pay less attention...

Bangladesh arrests prominent economist Abul Barkat

Jul 11, 2025

"We have arrested Abul Barkat as an accused in an ACC (Anti-Corruption Commission) case", Nasirul Islam, Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB), told...

The Economist partners with Mint to expand reach in South Asia

Feb 08, 2023

New Delhi [India]/London [UK], February 8 (ANI/PNN): HT Media Ltd, publisher of Mint, and The Economist Group (UK), publisher of The Economist, have entered...