August2022

China’s premier has called on the country’s richest provinces to offer economic support to boost pro-growth measures. The country saw consumption and output unexpectedly slow down in July. “A sense of urgency must be strengthened to...

UNICEF has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK with a value of up to USD 170 million. The landmark award will lead to 18 million doses of RTS,S/AS01...

Keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5 percent of its annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a new analysis by UNICEF. If the current cohort of three million girls were able to complete...

Japan’s economy expanded in the three months to June, official data showed Monday, after the government lifted Covid-19 curbs on businesses. The world’s third-largest economy grew 0.5 percent quarter-on-quarter due to stronger consumption and capital investment,...

Oil prices extended losses Tuesday after weak US and Chinese data reinforced recession expectations, though equities won support from hopes the figures will allow central banks to temper their pace of interest rate hikes. Stock traders...

Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher on Tuesday as another round of weak US data provided a little hope that the Federal Reserve will temper its pace of interest rate hikes. The Hang Seng Index rose...