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A flood of American and European companies are expanding there and around Southeast Asia, a sign of how geopolitics is reshaping tech manufacturing.

Prices in the countries that use the euro trended downward in February. But the European Central Bank remains cautious about lowering interest rates.

The impact on global growth of the Middle East violence has so far been contained. That’s not the case for Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan, which...

Next year could see increasing volatility as persistent military conflicts and economic uncertainty influence voting in national elections across the globe.

Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.

After shocks from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there’s little cushion if the fighting between Hamas and Israel becomes a regional conflict.

The nation’s finances have proven resilient, despite punishing sanctions, giving it leeway to pump money into its military machine.

Centuries-old varieties are being altered by weather patterns, threatening the economics of businesses in one of the world’s most important regions.

Prices rose at the slowest rate since before the Ukraine war, as inflation in fuel and food eased.

Resource-rich countries like Ghana are often cut out of lucrative parts of the business like manufacturing. The “fairchain movement” wants to change that.