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A man walks into a money exchange office, in London, January 9, 2025
THE world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year but is expected to grow by only 2.8 per cent in 2025, according to a United Nations analysis.
China’s strong economy will be a key factor in world economic growth, a UN report titled World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025 predicts, along with anticipated robust performances for India and Indonesia.
The European Union, Japan and Britain are expected to experience only modest recovery, says the report published on Thursday.
China’s investment and commitment to scientific research is already paying off, pushing the country to the centre stage of global technological advance, writes S Krishnaswamy
Marking milestones in the histories of China and the United States, this week offers a chance to examine two very different visions of the international order, says CARLOS MARTINEZ
Friedrich Merz’s call for a new Plaza Accord ignores how Washington’s 1985 currency ambush destroyed Japan without fixing US deficits — China, a sovereign socialist state with 1.4 billion consumers, cannot be bullied the same way, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ