SEOUL: South Korea’s simmering credit risks weighed on construction activity last quarter, holding economic growth in check even as exports maintained momentum and adding to concerns for President Yoon Suk Yeol ahead of parliamentary elections crucial to his policy initiatives. Gross domestic product expanded 0.6% in the three months through December from the previous quarter, the Bank of Korea( BoK) said.It was the same pace as in the July-September period, and the figure matched the consensus

BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes are dealing withering blows to Hezbollah, one of Iran’s most important allies and a key defensive buffer for the Islamic republic.... The speed with which so much was destroyed shows the extent of Israel’s intelligence gathering, said an official briefed on the assessment.... The ministry does not differentiate between combatants and civilians. Strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs have killed at least four senior Hezbollah commanders in the past week....

Elizabeth Warren said," Cancelling$ 50, 000 in federal student loan debt will help close the racial wealth gap, benefit the 40% of borrowers who do not have a college degree, and help stimulate the economy.... The comments are a rebuke to Biden and a way to put pressure on the administration after the President made clear during Tuesday night's CNN town hall that he disagrees with other members of his party who want to cancel$ 50, 000 of student debt per borrower.... Read More Biden again reje

Cornell professor Saule Omarova is President Biden's nominee to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.... " If her nomination advances out of the Banking Committee, it will be an easy ‘no’ vote from me.... And as we’ve seen with other flawed nominations from the Biden administration, I think hers would face a similarly uphill battle in the Senate." Omarova's backers, led by committee Chairman Sen....

envisioned under the 12th Malaysia Plan( 12MP), considering the country’s moderating growth over the

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the local currency moderated on the back of a stronger greenback, an economist said.At 9 am, the local

PETALING JAYA: The country’s inflation rate will be manageable and kept stable in 2024, underpinned by lower oil prices and the re-establishment of the balance between gross domestic product( GDP) growth and money supply, say economists. The optimistic outlook pertaining to the rising prices for goods and services came on the back of encouraging data from the Statistics Department, which revealed that the headline inflation in the country had stayed at 1.5% for December 2023, and at 2.5% on aver

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