Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers that the cost was justified given the U.S. goal of ensuring Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.
But economists are urging governments to use only targeted and temporary steps to ease the pain of higher prices for their citizens, since broader measures could...
These pressures have driven an estimated 11 percent population increase in the fiscal year 2025, largely due to returning migrants, the World Bank stated.
kitchen essentials such as garlic and ginger also saw extreme discrepancies between official and retail prices, deepening frustration among consumers.
Thursday's violence in 47 of Bangladesh's 64 districts killed 27 and injured 1,500, it added, while French news agency AFP put the day's toll at 32,...
The monthly average exchange rate between AFN and US dollar was recorded at AFN 72.0 per 1 USD.
In January 2024, headline inflation experienced a significant downturn, reaching -10.2 percent on a year-on-year basis, the World Bank said in a report. This substantial drop...
Public markets across Pakistan stayed closed on Saturday due to a strike by retail associations over rising electricity prices and brisk inflation, as the country embarks...
India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, is considering banning exports of most varieties of rice in a move that could send the already steep global prices...