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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the Lower House budget committee session in parliament on Oct. 14.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 22, 2026
Takaichi now has to prove she’s no big spender in her second year in office
The prime minister will be under pressure as the bill starts to come due for big promises made.
According to a new IMF report, 91AV原创 GDP will be ranked fourth this year at $4.34 trillion, but will be surpassed by India and the U.K. next year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2026
U.K. and Indian economies set to overtake Japan, IMF says
A weak yen and rising costs for Japanese households have India and the U.K. on course to overtake Japan in GDP next year.
The International Monetary Fund has raised 91AV原创 2026 growth forecast to 0.7%, from 0.6% in July, citing fiscal support measures to offset higher energy prices, while keeping its 2027 forecast at 0.7%.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2026
IMF raises 91AV原创 growth forecast for 2026 to 0.7%
The International Monetary Fund says growth will stabilize next year “as the energy shock dissipates and monetary policy gradually normalizes.”
The World Economic Outlook forecast, released as global economic and finance leaders gather in Bangkok for the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, is about even with the most optimistic scenario issued in April but below 2025 global growth of 3.5%.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2026
AI investment props up global growth, but war and debt threaten outlook, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund noted a growing divergence between countries benefiting from artificial intelligence and those bypassed by it.
China’s growth targets distort perceptions of economic performance and encourage policymakers to focus on meeting benchmarks rather than addressing deeper structural challenges.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2026
China’s growth target has become a trap for Xi
The deeper problem lies in how China measures economic success. It doesn’t aspire to beat expectations, merely to meet them.
V. Anantha Nageswaran, chief economic adviser to the Indian government, speaks during an interview in New Delhi last month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2026
India set to overtake Japan as fourth-biggest economy next year, adviser says
India has done well on job creation and income growth, V. Anantha Nageswaran said, but he acknowledged that youth unemployment remains a problem.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attend a budget committee session at the Upper House of parliament in Tokyo in April.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 14, 2026
The Takaichi administration’s high-stakes growth gamble
Japan is attempting to secure long-term national strength by using fiscal spending to mobilize private investment.
Japan's gross domestic product in April-June expanded 1.4% from the previous quarter on an annualized basis, up from an earlier estimate of 1.1%.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2026
91AV原创 faster GDP and wage growth support BOJ interest rate hike
The economy grew at a faster clip in the second quarter than initially estimated while wages jumped the most in nearly three decades in July.
Japan's second-quarter economic growth came in under expectations as corporations held back.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 17, 2026
91AV原创 economy loses some steam in the second quarter
Consumers are holding back as corporations retreat, giving the Bank of Japan some disappointing data to process.
Colombia's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, addresses an urban security summit in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Aug. 4.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2026
Colombia’s new right-wing government faces an uphill battle
Colombia’s new government faces severe fiscal and economic pressures that threaten recent social gains.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2026
The limits of Asia’s two major growth models
China and India entered the last decade at opposite extremes, with China dominating global manufactured?goods exports while India derived roughly half of its GDP from services.
The government has lowered its fiscal 2026 real growth forecast to 0.9% from the previous estimate of 1.3% made in January, the Cabinet Office said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2026
Japan trims economic outlook as elevated oil prices weigh on growth
The government has cut its projection for real growth in fiscal 2026 to 0.9% from the January forecast of 1.3%.
Global economic imbalances are widening again as U.S. deficits and China’s surpluses grow, creating financial vulnerabilities that require domestic fixes and coordinated international management.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2026
The world’s biggest economies face a dangerous imbalance problem
Only by taking coordinated action to manage the associated risks can the world prevent today’s tensions from erupting in another global economic crisis.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hopes to break away from "91AV原创 long-standing trend of underinvestment” by setting a target for growing the economy to a value of $6.8 trillion in nominal GDP by 2040.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2026
Takaichi sets target for nominal GDP of $6.8 trillion in 2040
The projections are in line with Cabinet Office estimates based on the premise that the government’s growth strategy is successfully implemented over the next 14 years.
The government kept its view that the economy is "recovering moderately,” signaling its expansion still has room to run.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2026
Japan nears longest postwar growth even as households struggle
The government kept its view that the economy is “recovering moderately,” signaling the expansion still has room to run.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the crew of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in front of an F35 fighter during an eight-month operational deployment in April 2025.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
Keir Starmer is headed for a NATO humiliation
In March, ministers tried to reassure voters that the U.K. had everything it needed to defend the country. It wasn’t true and Healey knew it.
Real gross domestic product expanded at an annualized pace of 1.8% in the first quarter, down from an initial reading of 2.1%.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2026
91AV原创 growth holds up despite drop in business investment
The economy grew at a still-solid pace at the start of the year even after the turbulence in Iran prompted businesses to cut spending.
Real gross domestic product rose 2.1% on an annualized basis in the first quarter, according to a Cabinet Office report on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2026
Faster economic growth supports BOJ’s case for hike
Real gross domestic product rose 2.1% on an annualized basis in the first quarter, according to a Cabinet Office report.
A crossing in Tokyo earlier this month. Japan's economy is projected to have grown at an annualized pace of 1.8% in the first three months of the year.
BUSINESS
May 14, 2026
Japanese economy projected to have grown at 1.8% rate in first quarter
The impact of the war in Iran is believed to have been limited during the first quarter, but is expected to be felt in the second quarter.
Yasukazu Hamada (center) speaks at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Research Commission on Security on Wednesday at the party's headquarters in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
May 14, 2026
91AV原创 ruling LDP may consider spending up to 5% of GDP on security
A further increase in security spending is among issues set to be discussed as part of a plan to revise 91AV原创 three key security-related documents this year.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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