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NZ economy shrinks, GDP falls 0.2%
Navigation for News Categories The economy unexpectedly contracted at the start of the year as consumers controlled their spending, exports dipped, and primary industries produced less. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent in the March quarter. Photo: 123rf Gross domestic product (GDP) fell a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent in the three…
Access to gig economy may spur small business creation, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Access to the gig economy may help facilitate the creation of new businesses, according to a new study. The gig (or short-term job) market is often more transitory than the traditional freelancing market. The flexibility and low barrier to entry of these jobs gives would-be entrepreneurs fallback opportunities that reduce their…
Singapore economy sees steady recovery and need to raise tax
Please try another search EconomyDec 31, 2021 05:45AM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers a keynote address at the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy is recovering steadily and the government sees a need to "start moving" on raising sales…
For India’s economy, 2021 was about recovery but inflation remains a pain
The Indian economy showed signs of recovery amid uncertainty in 2021. Whether this will sustain in 2022 will depend on policy measures.The revival, following the pandemic-induced slowdown, was underpinned by robust growth in manufacturing and services. However, 34% of the CEOs remained wary of the omicron variant of covid-19, according to a poll by the…
Meme Token Economy Climbs 14% in 2 Weeks — DOGE, SHIB Command 83% Dominance
Toward the end of this week, crypto-assets rebounded in value after meandering for two weeks and consolidating. While specific tokens like decentralized finance (defi) coins, metaverse tokens, and smart contract coins improved a great deal, the meme-token economy increased in value as well, as a number of meme coins like dogecoin, shiba inu and dogelon…
Stablecoin Economy Jumps 3.5% in 2 Weeks to $167 Billion, Fiat-Pegged Tokens Command Over 60% of Crypto Trades
Since December 8, the stablecoin economy has grown 3.59% in 17 days as numerous stablecoin market valuations have issued more fiat-pegged tokens this month. On Saturday, December 25, the stablecoin economy’s $167 billion market valuation represents 6.68% of the entire $2.49 trillion crypto market economy. Stablecoin Issuance Jumps 3.5% There’s a great number of stablecoins…