The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, saying the country of 1.4 billion people is too big to rely on exports for its growth.

China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports.

China's exports topped forecasts in November, driven by a surge in shipments to non-U.S. markets as manufacturers deepen trade ties with the rest of the world in light of President Donald Trump's prohibitively high tariffs.

Japan’s economy has contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called on China to make the 'brave choice' of accelerating structural economic reforms, as

Japan’s economy has hit a rough patch. For the first time in a year, it shrank during the first three months of 2025. The drop was larger than most experts had predicted. According to government data, Japan’s economy shrank by 0.7% when adjusted to ...

FILE - A container ship is docked at a cargo terminal in Tokyo, April 9, 2025. TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit exports and private residential investment plunged.

The Irish economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter as the multinational export surge linked to US tariffs unwound. The reversal was slightly larger than a preliminary estimate of -0.1 per cent published in October. However, gross domestic product (GDP) was still up 10.8 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter.

India's organic food exports declined in FY25 due to sluggish global demand and trade uncertainties, despite increased export volumes and value.

ADB had earlier projected that Bangladesh’s GDP growth could fall to around 4% in FY25 — the lowest in recent years, before recovering slightly to about 5% in FY26