"Lingering macroeconomic uncertainties alongside rising costs and worsening company performance that dampened investor sentiment, Bain said in its Asia Pacific Private Equity Report 2023."

>"Misguided policies are hurting the poorest in society; our focus should be on reducing inequality not increasing GDP"

>"India is set to overtake Japan and Germany to become the world's third-largest economy, according to S&P Global and Morgan Stanley."

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>"Amazon Inc on Wednesday said it has laid off some employees in its devices group as a person familiar with the company said it still targeted around 10,000 job cuts, including in its retail division and human resources."

>"Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden should be pushing for greater cooperation at the G20, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown"

>"Pound surges and stock markets rebound as US consumer price index drops from 8.2% to 7.7% in October"

>"Asia exporters will face significant challenges as demand slowdowns from major markets like the U.S. and Europe in the months ahead, _...Read More_

"What began as a trade war and a tech war between Beijing and Washington is now an ideas war."

>"David Malpass highlights what governments and the private sector can do to build on today’s encouraging trends."

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>"The Chips Act would provide an enormous subsidy to chipmakers for making their chips in the US. This is extortion"

"Their purchases of Russian crude are undermining the West’s efforts to isolate the Kremlin and upending the global oil markets."

"Ties to potentially coercive labor practices could prove a problem for an industry that is heavily dependent on China, once a new law barring Xinjiang products goes into effect."