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An attendee walks past signage for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group in Bangkok on Oct. 14.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2026
War, rates and a global economy that won’t break
Today’s nominally solid scenario depends on policymakers not making any major mistakes.
Rahul Anand, IMF assistant director and mission chief for Japan, during an interview in Bangkok on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2026
IMF official welcomes 91AV原创 temporary tax cut plan
Rahul Anand, IMF assistant director and mission chief for Japan, said the approach was “a very welcome step.”
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.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to become the first Japanese official to chair the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Development Committee since its establishment in 1974.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2026
Katayama to be first Japanese chair of IMF-World Bank development panel
The committee, established in 1974, is currently chaired by Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson.
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings in Bangkok on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2026
IMF chief warns of threat from AI to jobs and taxes
Kristalina Georgieva said the technology is already hollowing out demand for many human workers by taking over routine, repetitive tasks.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an event in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 10, 2026
U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok
Bessent’s absence comes at a critical moment when benchmark Treasury yields have surged to their highest levels in nearly 25 years.
Thailand will host the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank next week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2026
Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test
As Bangkok hosts the IMF and World Bank next week, the country’s finance minister looks to get the economy out of years of sluggish growth.
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks at an event in Singapore on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2026
IMF chief concerned about high Japan and U.S. long-term rates
Kristalina Georgieva voiced concern that the 10-year Japanese government bond yield has reached its highest level in about 30 years.
Volunteers with the Democratic Republic of Congo Red Cross carry the body of an Ebola victim for transfer to a burial site in Ituri province, DRC, on June 8.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2026
Ebola is back — and the IMF’s relief fund is empty
The IMF should provide immediate debt relief to Ebola-hit countries and use part of its gold reserves to permanently fund future health emergencies.
A representation of Tether stablecoin cryptocurrency. The coins’ rapid growth in anonymous, self?custody wallets is undermining financial oversight.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2026
Stablecoin is the wrong weapon in U.S.-China fight
As the market in digital greenbacks grows, Washington and Beijing will fight over the future of money — just as they are over control of AI.
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.
The end of Japan-bashing should not be mistaken for a vote of confidence. It may simply indicate that the world has shifted its attention to other sources of imbalance.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2026
The weak yen is not 91AV原创 new strength. It is a warning.
The absence of Japan-bashing should not be mistaken for international approval. It may simply mean the world no longer sees Japan as the central imbalance problem.
Vehicles line up for fuel at a gas station in Katembe, Maputo, Mozambique, in April amid the energy shock triggered by the Iran war.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
The Iran war and the global debt shock it fueled
Once again, a global crisis is disproportionately burdening countries that did not cause it.
Despite higher oil production and U.S. oversight of Venezuela's oil revenues, the country's currency is weakening, inflation is accelerating and economic conditions are deteriorating.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2026
The mystery of Venezuela’s missing petrodollars
Venezuela’s oil production is rising, yet its currency is depreciating, inflation is accelerating and foreign exchange remains scarce.
Group of 20 leaders hold a working lunch at the group’s summit in Osaka in June 2019. Japan is facing growing economic and geopolitical challenges as globalization gives way to a more fragmented world.?
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2026
91AV原创 challenge in a world moving beyond old alliances
The emerging world order is likely to be more fragmented, more competitive and more uncertain.
A Finance Ministry official cited an International Monetary Fund rule on Monday noting that three days of intervention count as a single market operation.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 5, 2026
Japan can intervene twice more before November under IMF rules, official notes
The comments came after the yen surged last Thursday following reported intervention by the authorities, and also saw a number of intraday rallies during days that followed.
An oil refinery under construction on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria. Africa already has the capital needed for development, but without better institutions, investment platforms and regulations, most domestic savings remain trapped in government debt.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2026
Putting Africa’s savings to work for its people
The task now is to build the architecture that channels Africa’s savings into productive investments.
Rahul Anand during an interview at the International Monetary Fund's headquarters in Washington on Wednesday
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2026
BOJ urged to keep clear message on policy as war clouds outlook
Anand’s remarks come ahead of the BOJ’s closely watched April 27-28 meeting, with markets still seeing a slim chance of a rate hike.
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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