Negotiations for the EU-India FTA began in 2007 but were suspended in 2013 before being formally relaunched in 2022. The conclusion of the agreement on January 27, 2026, was driven by a powerful geopolitical imperative...
SpaceX & xAI: The move intends to support the world’s richest man’s efforts to dominate both the rocket and AI markets. Musk aims to use the deal to build data centers in space. Rocket venture...
Headline growth numbers often carry a quiet authority. They reassure, they stabilise expectations, and they shape public narrative. Yet, in macroeconomic analysis, comfort is not the same as clarity. An economy may continue to post...
The euro has reached its highest level against the US dollar since 2021. That has consequences for eurozone companies and consumers, but few think that the European Central Bank should intervene yet. The US dollar...
This article provides an assessment of the global economic outlook based on the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update of19 January 2026 and the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects update of 13 January...
Chinese-owned video platform TikTok has sealed a deal to create a joint venture with American investors. The move allows the popular social app to dodge the threat of being banned in the US. TikTok has...
India’s fiscal strategy in recent years has thrived on a very favorable economic landscape. High nominal GDP growth—driven by post-pandemic recovery in india, rising inflation, and strong price effects—created a substantial revenue cushion. Even moderate...
The First Advance Estimates of National Income for 2025–26 released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) present, at first glance, a picture of macroeconomic stability. Real GDP growth is projected at a...
Japan and South Korea are seeking to strengthen cooperation amid growing geopolitical risks and Tokyo’s worsening relations with Beijing. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met in Nara, Takaichi’s hometown, on...
The United Nations’ World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) Report 2026, released on 8 January 2026, characterises the global economy of 2025 with a carefully chosen word: resilience. Global output growth, estimated at around 2.8...
US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement with Venezuela’s interim government to transfer millions of barrels of oil to the US. DW explores how the plan could be a blow to China, Russia, Iran...
This essay examines how the world economy actually performed in 2025—its achievements, its missed opportunities, and its policy shortcomings—and then turns decisively to the global economic and developmental prospects for 2026. It argues that the...
