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Chile Economy Kicked Off 2025 With Better-Than-Expected Growth
Chile’s economy expanded more than forecast at the start of the year as non-mining activity held up before global trade concerns came to the forefront.
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Economists project RI economy to grow below 5% this year
Bank Mandiri projects that Indonesia’s gross domestic product growth will grow to 4.93 percent year-on-year (yoy) this year, ...
Israel Economy Grew 3.4% in Q1 as War Against Hamas Weighs
The Central Bureau of Statistics said in an initial estimate on Sunday that gross domestic product grew by an annualised 3.4% ...
New chancellor, old constraints: Germany’s Friedrich Merz will have a hard time freeing the country from its self-imposed shackles
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, ...
Japan economy swings to contraction, first decline in a year
The Japanese economy suffered a surprising contraction in the first quarter of 2025, with analysts citing tariff stress as a main cause. Gross domestic product fell 0.2% in the first quarter, versus ...
NATO Members Will Soon Agree To Raise Defense Spending To 5% Of GDP Over Next Decade, Rubio Says
NATO members are set to agree to a goal to increase their defense spending level to 5% of their GDP as a means to address a ...
Japan's Economy Shrinks More Than Expected as US Tariff Hit Looms
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy shrank an annualised 0.7% in the first quarter, data showed on Friday, underscoring a ...
Japan's economy shrinks as Trump's trade war hits exports and shakes confidence
The government has reported that Japan’s economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, as U.S. President ...
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NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal
NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand to massively ramp up defense investment to 5% of gross domestic product ...
NATO mulls US demand for a big increase in defense spending as some struggle to meet today's goal
NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand for a big increase in defense spending, President Donald Trump’s ...
US business inventories barely rise in March
U.S. business inventories rose less than expected in March as robust sales growth at retailers depleted stocks there.
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GDP News
The IMF projects India’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) to rise to $4.187 trillion in 2025, pulling ahead of Japan’s estimated $4.186 trillion by a whisker. The International Monetary ...