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Nepal says it will need billions in funding to rebuild after flash floods
BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is in Nepal where authorities are trying to begin rebuilding amid the debris.
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
BREAKING NEWS: Japan's industry ministry requests 5.7 tril. yen budget for FY 2027
BREAKING NEWS: Japan's industry ministry requests 5.7 tril. yen budget for FY 2027 Read full story here
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
U.S. hits Cuba with new sanctions as island’s crises multiply
The sanctions aim to push Cuba’s critical machinery offline and exacerbate its energy crisis, said Brett Erickson, a sanctions expert and managing pri...
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
US continues to squeeze Cuban economy with new round of sanctions
Cuba announces new pro-market reforms amid threats of military attack from the Trump administration.
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Japanese households cut spending for eighth month as prices rise
Household outlays adjusted for inflation fell 3.6% in July from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Finance minister discusses market stabilization amid rising rates, Mideast uncertainty
South Korea's finance minister on Friday discussed measures to stabilize financial markets amid growing concerns over rising interest rates and height...
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Indian diaspora comes through with dollars
Also in this newsletter: another education technology dropout
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Ghana tightens gold exports in push to keep more value at home
The move is part of a broader effort to develop Ghana’s gold industry beyond raw exports.
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
[In This Economy] Should Filipinos’ ‘consumption culture’ be blamed for the weak peso?
BSP Governor Eli Remolona did not say that consumption is the enemy. Instead, the underlying message is that our country as a whole needs to find bett...
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Indonesia’s President Pitches His Country as Russia’s ‘Gateway’ to Southeast Asia
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Prabowo Subianto described his country as “a natural entry point to ASEAN" for investors.
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
G20 flounders as cooperation gives way to conflict
This week's gathering, hosted by the United States, laid bare the difficulties the G20 faces.
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Inside the ‘shadow fleet’ industry that keeps rogue states afloat
It’s the middle of the night in April 2023 in the East China Sea. A North Korea-linked oil tanker sailing under another country’s flag suddenly goes d...
Sep 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail