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For more than a decade, it has dominated a UN ranking of the most innovative economies, both for the resources it puts into innovation – for example through practical university education and research and development – and for its returns on these investments.  It generates more than US$100 in GDP per hour worked – that’s more productive than any of the other 20 largest economies. Its decentralised political and economic system encourages the rise of small enterprises, which account for over 99 per cent of Swiss companies. It also has...

New Delhi: The series of tariffs announced by the US will have negative credit implications for debt issuers across emerging markets, particularly export-reliant companies, with broader trade uncertainty set to weigh on consumer, business and financial activities, Moody’s Ratings said in a report on Tuesday.Companies with significant exposure to US-bound tariffed goods face the most direct risks, the rating agency said in a report on tariffs in emerging markets.However, Moody’s warned that a much larger pool of debt issuers will suffer indirectly through slowing economic growth, declining commodity prices, depreciating...

With around 180 currencies in use worldwide, it’s a difficult task to keep an eye on them all, especially when exchange rates cause constant fluctuations in how they perform. There is a huge range of factors which can push a currency up, or down, the global rankings, including low inflation, interest rates and exports.But what are the strongest currencies in the world? According to smartasset, a currency is classified as strong when it is worth more than another’s. In a country with a stronger currency, it would mean it would...

With around 180 currencies in use worldwide, it’s a difficult task to keep an eye on them all, especially when exchange rates cause constant fluctuations in how they perform. There is a huge range of factors which can push a currency up, or down, the global rankings, including low inflation, interest rates and exports.But what are the strongest currencies in the world? According to smartasset, a currency is classified as strong when it is worth more than another’s. In a country with a stronger currency, it would mean it would...

Macron's comments are seen as an attempt to dissuade French tycoons from cozying up to Trump, potentially to try to cut private deals, outside regular EU trade policy. Earlier this month Trump announced that French shipping giant CMA CGM intended to invest €20 billion in the U.S. In January, meanwhile, Bernard Arnault, the head of luxury goods giant LVMH, said he was considering increasing investment in the U.S. and lauded Trump's economic policy. On Wednesday the Trump administration slapped the EU with 20 percent tariffs on all exports to the...

Tariff uncertainties, decline in commodity & metal prices, and volatility in currencies dragged down merchandise exports in the last few months, explains Ajay Sahai. A turnaround in the exports trajectory would require more supportive policies and efforts to boost global competitiveness of assorted sectors Why are exports declining? Uncertainties due to tariff wars, the decline in commodity and metal prices, and volatility in currencies largely contributed to the decline in recent months. Two key sectors — petroleum and gems & jewellery —contributing to about a quarter of India’s exports, along...