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Gold prices slipped on Monday as the dollar held firm and investors braced for a slew of policy decisions from major global central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve this week.

In its latest Global Economic Outlook report, the rating agency said that the sharp upward revision was driven by the US growth forecast to 2.1% from 1.2% in the December 2023 report.

LONDON – The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in February for a seventh consecutive month as lower prices for all major cereals more than offset the rising price of sugar and meat.

Disparity persists in many areas but gender-equality could be fast-tracked through reforms, a report says

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.7%, after snapping a five-week winning streak with a slight drop last week

Princess Haifa pointed out that as per the World Economic Forum, 33% of global jobs will be transformed by technology

The chance of a hard landing in the global economy has been seen by BOJ policymakers as a key risk that could force them to delay an exit from a decades-long massive stimulus programme

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, told the business community that its support and engagement, as direct users of the WTO system, are particularly important, during the opening of the Business Forum at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) on Wednesday.

RIYADH: Discussions on investing in human capital in the Global South must consider the effects of geopolitical tensions, refugee crises, and disease outbreaks, a panel of experts said. 

Already the largest in Europe, the country is now looking to pass Japan, according to the president Russia is already…