India, January 2026: India’s Leading Influential Business Leaders of 2026 celebrate visionary entrepreneurs and executives shaping the nation’s economic future. This curated list highlights innovators ...
South Korea scrambles to pass U.S. investment bill after Trump threatens higher tariffs
The bill aims to establish a state-run investment corporation and fund to manage Seoul's planned $350 billion investment pledge to Washington.
Pakistan’s National Finance Commission stalls as key working groups remain inactive
Pakistan's National Finance Commission has stalled, with most working groups inactive and the second meeting delayed. Provinces and the centre differ over revenue sharing and reforms, raising concerns ...
Rare earths, data centres – India pushes local industry amid global headwinds
India's budget focuses on infrastructure and defence spending and tax breaks for data-centre investments.
China’s factory activity grows at fastest pace since October, private survey shows, beating official reading
The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, rose to 50.3 in January from 50.1 the previous month, in line with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll.
Thai finance ministry maintains 2026 growth forecast at 2.0% despite weaker exports
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is expected to grow 2.0% this year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, maintaining its previous forecast, ...
U.S. imposes sanctions on crypto exchanges tied to Iran for the first time
The exchanges were accused of facilitating transactions for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and are linked to an Iranian businessman convicted of embezzlement.
Indonesia is lifting its ban on Grok, but with some conditions
Grok is once again available in Indonesia, after the country lifted its ban on the AI chatbot that was seen generating millions of sexualized deepfakes, thousands of which included children. The ...
Malaysia’s real estate market remains attractive to foreign investors even with stronger ringgit
Malaysia's real estate market continues to receive demand from foreign investors in 2026 even with the stronger ringgit, underpinned by affordable property prices within the Southeast Asia region. ( read original story ...)
China’s export-led growth is looking more and more unsustainable while a real estate crash and reeling consumers fuel deflationary spiral
"China’s growth model is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain." ... ( read original story ...)