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Peru's conservative Keiko Fujimori addresses the media in Lima, Peru July 19, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo

Global Economy

Peru judge throws out Keiko Fujimori's money laundering trial

The politician, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, faced up to 30 years in jail over the charges of leading a criminal organization that received illegal contributions for her 2011 and...

A VLCC oil tanker is seen at a crude oil terminal in Ningbo Zhoushan port, Zhejiang province, China May 16, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Global Economy

Oil shipping rates surge after US sanctions tighten global fleet

FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Europe

EU reassesses tech probes into Apple, Google and Meta: FT reports

China

China mulls potential sale of TikTok US to Musk: Bloomberg

Workers stand near a crane unloading sacks of imported soybeans from Russia at Heihe port in Heilongjiang province, China October 10, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Global Economy

China-Russia 2024 trade value hits record high: Chinese customs

Asia

TSMC fourth-quarter profit seen jumping 58% on strong AI chip demand

A view of a lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China March 30, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Staff/File Photo

China

Lithium prices to stabilise in 2025 as mine closures, China EV sales ease glut: analysts

Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)_ Kristalina Georgieva. Photo: BSS

Global Economy

IMF chief sees steady world growth in 2025, continuing disinflation

Woman holds British pound banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/

Global Economy

Pound slides to 14-month low as gilt pain intensifies

For years, India’s booming economy fueled exuberance that the South Asian nation had entered a new era of faster growth. Photo: Bloomberg

World+Biz

Deepening India slowdown sinks hope for new era of 8% growth

An employee of PT Unilever Indonesia arranges a health care rack at Foodmart Fresh supermarket in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 31, 2016. Picture taken October 31, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo

Asia

Unilever's Indonesia headache worsens with boycott as local brands seize the day

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File Photo: Collected

South Asia

India's Modi looks to new economic playbook as risks mount

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Global Economy

Global crude exports dip as trade routes reshuffle again