Indian FMCG companies are expected to report first-quarter margin pressure as higher palm oil, packaging and crude-linked costs offset resilient demand and...
Forecasts of below-normal rainfall and emerging El Niño conditions could slow India’s agricultural growth in FY2027. However, strong buffer stocks, improved irrigation,...
Bangladesh's Finance Division warned that a 30% rise in global oil prices in FY27 could lift inflation to 9.1%, weaken purchasing power...
Rising food prices in Islamabad have increased pressure on consumers, with rice, ghee, oil, vegetables and fruits becoming increasingly unaffordable. Citizens have...
Philippine inflation remained steady at 1.7% in October, below last year’s 2.3% and within the government target. Lower rice prices helped offset...
India’s retail inflation eased to a 75-month low of 2.8% in May 2025, driven by falling food prices. Food inflation slowed to...
President Tinubu marked two years in office by highlighting economic reforms, subsidy removal, improved fiscal stability, tax restructuring, health sector revitalisation, youth...
Japan’s core inflation rose to 3.5% in April, driven by a 98.4% surge in rice prices year-on-year. This exceeded forecasts and reinforced...
Rice prices in Bangladesh may ease for 2–3 months from May due to increased Boro season supply, says the USDA. However, prices...