Government borrowing/Debt

Tonga’s debt to China hinders rebuild four years on from eruption

Tonga’s King Tupou VI and China’s President Xi Jinping shaking hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov 25, 2025.

UK’s Starmer apologises to Epstein victims over Mandelson, but comes out fighting

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivering a speech in St Leonards, Britain, on Feb 5, where he apologised for his appointment of former US ambassador Peter Mandelson.

Countries should repurpose fiscal policies to weather future challenges: President Tharman

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam speaking at a lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management on Dec 9.

China’s domestic price wars are a threat to its economy

China is in the throes of a cut-throat price war that covers a range of industries and services.

Japan launches DOGE-inspired office to cut budget waste

Unveiling the initiative, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that “there is high public interest in reducing waste”.

UK's Starmer tries to shore up authority, distances himself from briefing

British Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaks to the media as he walks outside a television studios in London, Britain, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

News analysis

Pakistan risks losing hard-won poverty reductions to climate disasters, weak economy

Ghulam Bano stands near her submerged home, after floodwaters entered from the overflowing Ravi river in Shahdara, Lahore on August 29, 2025. PHOTO: AFP

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 11, 2025.

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Commentary

The climate crisis may also be a ticking financial time bomb

A woman carrying a baby wades through a flooded area in Manila North Road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Co-may in Minalin, Pampanga, Philippines, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

News analysis

French President Macron faces more chaos as latest PM is toppled

Outgoing Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (left), France’s fourth head of government in two years, has barely completed nine months in office.

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