Tag: Economy

The survey results showed that 24 percent of the respondents said their lives got better while 36 percent said it remains unchanged

The textile once brought magnificent riches to the lands where it was spun

Many commuters were seen using their own motorcycles and small cars Wednesday after bus operators warned of drastically scaled back schedules

The practice has become so widespread in the western city of Herat that a nearby settlement is bleakly nicknamed "one kidney village"

Bananatex uses leaves from banana trees in the Philippines to make bags, T-shirts and a line of shoes for H&M that sold out within two hours

Resorts and seafood restaurants say the spill is a "nail in the coffin" for their businesses in the midst of the pandemic

The region’s billionaires, however, grew their wealth by US$1.46 trillion, leading to a staggering rise in inequality

About 26.14 million Filipinos live below the poverty threshold, estimated at US$242, during the first half of 2021

The rate of informal employment across the region is on average 68% of the workforce

The United Nations predicts half of Afghanistan's population could run out of food during the long, cold winter