Energy subsidies help ease inflation in February, but household pressures remain high amid rising food costs Japan’s core inflation eased to 3.0 percent in February 2025, marking a significant change in the country’s economic landscape. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, this slowdown follows a 3.2 percent increase in January and comes […]
Mushtaq Ghumman. ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MNFS&R) and Ministry of Industries & Production (MoI&P) to submit reports on stock reserves of wheat, sugar and rice and other essential commodities to the ECC at the beginning of every month. On March 13, […]
Reuters BENGALURU/MUM-BAI/BANGKOK/HANOI AND BANGLADESH: Thai rice export prices fell to a more than two-year low this week, weighed down by weak demand and rising supplies, while India’s rice export prices held steady near a 21-month low. Thailand’s 5% broken rice dropped to $405 per metric ton, hitting its lowest level since late Oct. 2022 and […]
