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Nepal | 49 pct of GDP would be invested in 15 years

Nepalwillhavetoinvestaround49percentofgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)duringtheperiodfrom2016to2030inordertoachieveSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs),theNationalPlannin

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Chinese firm to build $220 mln textile plant in Ethiopia

AcornerstonewaslaidonTuesdayforamulti-million-dollartextileplant,whichaChinesefirmwillbuild,intheeasterncityofDireDawainEthiopia.DireDawamayor'sofficesaidChines

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World Bank forecast broad-based recovery for global economy

WorldBankonTuesdayraiseditsforecastforglobaleconomicgrowthin2018to3.1percent,sayingthatabroad-basedrecoverywasunderwayacrosstheworld.Theforecastwas0.2percentage

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India: Momentary economic slowdown anticipated

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,January6(APD)-AccordingtoCentralStatisticsOfficeestimates,theIndianeconomyisexpectedtogrowatitsslowestpaceinfouryears,howeverr

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EU summit: Brexit, PESCO and Jerusalem on the menu

Brexit,theeurozone,andmilitarycooperationareexpectedtoleadtheagendaasEUleadersgatherinBrusselsonDecember14-15forthefinalEUCouncilsummitof2017.Discussionswilltak

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Asia markets swing as traders focus on Fed meeting

AsianmarketsswunginandoutofpositiveterritoryonWednesdayasinvestorsbrushedoffanotherrecordcloseonWallStreetandlookedaheadoftheFederalReserve'slatestpolicymeeting

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Merrill Lynch launches 10 global economic forecasts for 2018

BofAMerrillLynchGlobalResearchonTuesdayissuedabullishglobaleconomicoutlookfor2018,predicting10macrocallsfortheyearahead.TheSP500Indexcontinuestorise.TheStandard

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Vietnam targets life expectancy of 75 years by 2030

Vietnam'scommunistauthoritiesaretargetingariseinlifeexpectancyto75yearsby2030fromthecurrent73.4years.ThisforecastiscontainedinaresolutionissuedbytheCommunistPar

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India investors eye GST impact on July-September corporate earnings

ProfitsfromIndia'stopfirmsareexpectedtohaveswungbacktogrowthinJuly-Septemberfromadeclineinthepreviousquarter,thougheconomicheadwindsarelikelytohavekeptthepaceof

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China: Airlines, airports punished for delays

China'saviationregulatorhasbarredsixairlinesandtwoairportsfromaddingnewregularflights,charteredflightsordestinationsaftertheyfailedtomeetpunctualitytargets.Hunn

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Euro zone economic sentiment jumps more than expected to a 10-year high

EurozoneeconomicsentimentimprovedmorethanexpectedinSeptember,reachinglevelslastseeninJuly2007,withoptimismrisinginallsectorsexceptfinancialservices,datafromtheE

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Japan, U.S. likely to hold economic dialogue October 16 in Washington

JapanandtheUnitedStatesarelikelytoholdtheirsecondeconomicdialogueonOct.16inWashington,asourcefamiliarwiththeissuetoldReutersonMonday.JapaneseDeputyPrimeMinister

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U.S. Marine Corps will soon get first female Infantry Officer

TheU.S.MarineCorpsisexpectedtoassignitsfirstfemaleinfantryofficernextweek,theservicesaidinastatementThursday.Thefemaleofficer,whosenameisnotrevealed,isexpectedt

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Hurricane Katia worsens to a Category 2 as it nears Mexican coastline

HurricaneKatiaisexpectedtohitMexicoafterintensifyingtoaCategory2stormonFridayasitmovedsouthwestacrosstheGulfofMexico.AccordingtoastatementfromMexico'snationalwe

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Malaysia second-quarter GDP growth slowing on weaker private consumption

Malaysia'seconomicgrowthisexpectedtohaveslowedslightlyinthesecondquarterasweakerprivateconsumptionpartlyoffsetaboostfromresilientmanufacturingandtrade,aReutersp

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Central China's Wuhan to introduce air travel terminal downtown

InafewyearspeopleflyingoutofWuhan,CentralChina'sHubeiprovince,willbeabletocheckinbeforetheyarriveattheairport.ShoudiCityTerminal,whichwillhavethesamepassengerch

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Euro zone inflation eases less than expected, core measure up

Euro zone inflation eased in June because of more moderate energy price rises, but the slowdown was less than expected by markets and the core measure of price growth the ECB keenly watches increased by more than anticipated.