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UK economy has proved ‘more resilient than many expected’ says chancellor Jeremy Hunt, while problems at Silicon Valley Bank knock FTSE 100 down 2%

South-East Asia is a powerhouse region and a close neighbour — just don't call it our "backyard".

Workers at petrol refineries across France are among those on strike against the government's proposed pension reforms. If unions continue the walkouts on a rolling basis, motorists are worried they could face petrol shortages. Also in the show: power cuts in South Africa have weighed more than expected on GDP…

The modest growth goals suggest China's economy may continue to weigh on global GDP.

The three years since the onset of the pandemic have witnessed a dramatic redistribution of national income, away from labour compensation and towards business profits.

Filmed in a remote Bhutan village, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom captures a way of life that is rapidly vanishing. Its Oscar-nominated director talks about growing up in a country where prosperity is measured by happiness, not GDP

The IMF simply does not have the data it needs to independently calculate Russia’s GDP by any accepted method.

The government set an ambitious goal to achieve a balanced budget in 10 years, even though several obstacles still remain.

We expect the meeting to set the GDP growth target at ‘around 5%’ with supportive macro policies, including a higher headline fiscal deficit, small increase of new special local government bond quota and more property policy easing, the bank’s chief China economist Wang Tao says