China will lower banks’ reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points and cut several key interest rates to release Rmb1tn ($138bn) of long-term liquidity into the banking system, according to ...

An in-depth look at the hype and reality around “agentic AI” — the use of AI agents that perform tasks autonomously.

While the world has been paying attention to the readiness of China’s People’s Liberation Army to invade or reclaim Taiwan by ...

Berkshire Hathaway’s returns have beaten the benchmark S&P 500 by more than 5.4mn percentage points over the past 60 years, rather than 5.4mn per cent as incorrectly stated in an article on May 5 ...

The World Bank, he rightly notes, has strayed far from its mission into “buzzword-centric marketing”. This is accurate given the expansive definition of development by the bank that now includes ...

From Danny Leipziger, Professor of International Business and International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC, US ...

Induced demand, whereby the building of additional lanes or stretches of motorway increases congestion, has been understood by transport planners and engineers for decades. A quote attributed to Lewis ...

There is a huge prize in national productivity and happiness awaiting any economy that can create an efficient, trustworthy marketplace for jobs. Unfortunately, most of the recruiting technology we’re ...

From GW Lawson, London SW1, UK ...

While I completely agree with the general thrust of Michael “Scientist” Pravica’s letter on President Donald Trump’s war on knowledge (“Political interference is hurting the ‘golden goose’”, Letters, ...

AI-based compliance tools make regulatory processes more cost-effective, proactive and scalable, allowing businesses to operate more efficiently while minimising risks and strengthening trust with ...

China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) and its new cross-border data transfer compliance procedures, which require security assessments when transferring Chinese personal data abroad, can ...