"Economic"

A Lao business leader said being part of the RCEP agreement would provide more market opportunities for Laos to expand production for export and promote the tourism sector.

Amid current concerns of inflation and economic woes, half of the respondents expect 2022 to be a bad year for the U.S. economy.

The omicron variants swift global spread is leading some governments to shorten quarantine requirements for fear that the rising numbers of people being sent into isolation for infections or exposures could cripple economies, schools and health-care systems.

A rout in some of the worlds biggest technology companies dragged down the broader equity market, outweighing gains in companies that stand to benefit the most from an economic rebound.

Economic stability will be the top priority of Chinas policymakers next year, as they are expected to roll out supportive measures ahead of schedule to shore up growth against strong headwinds and will likely set 5 percent as the bottom line for GDP growth for 2022, experts said on Sunday.

President Joe Biden has said for months that his infrastructure bill, which the House passed Friday, and his "Build Back Better" deal, which has new momentum, will boost the economy for years to come.

The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine is working on further developing traditional herbs as it expects the Thai herb market to bring in an extra 50 billion baht this year.

A State Department spokesperson urged Sudanese military to immediately release all detained political actors, fully restore the civilian-led transitional government, and refrain from violence against protesters.

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said that new measures with an estimated 7.4 billion Canadian dollars between Oct. 24 and May 7, 2022, are the "final pivot in delivering the support needed to deliver a robust recovery."

Hunger is on the rise, so too are undernourishment and obesity. The economic impacts of COVID-19 have made a bad situation even worse. The pandemic has left an additional 140 million people unable to access the food they need, the UN chief noted.

A Xinhua team toured the citys rapid transit system and its operational center, where Juan Carlos Holguin Aguirre, until recently head of the Metrorrey General Directorate, said the Chinese company "exceeded expectations," since it delivered ahead of schedule despite the COVID-19 pandemic, yet still with necessary technical training carried out.

"A prolonged period of extremely easy financial conditions, while needed to sustain the economic recovery, may result in overly stretched asset valuations and could fuel financial vulnerabilities," the IMF report said.