Tag: South Asia

The value of the U.S. dollar across Southeast Asia is offering a clear lens into the region’s economic diversity, with exchange rates highlighting stark differences in currency strength, inflation pressures, and policy direction.

The threat of terrorism is intensifying across the globe, with the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), revealing a sharp rise in the number of countries affected by terrorist attacks.

Despite a global decrease in informal economic activity, shadow economies still make up a significant portion of GDP in parts of Africa and South Asia. A new data from the Ernst & Young Global Shadow Economy Report 2025 reveals that Sierra Leone, Niger, and Nepal top this list, measured as a percentage of their national GDP.