Biden unveils $6.6bn for Taiwan’s TSMC to ramp up US chip production | Technology

Biden unveils $6.6bn for Taiwan’s TSMC to ramp up US chip production | Technology

Taiwanese chip giant will build third facility in Arizona as part of $65bn investment in the US. The United States has pledged to give Taiwan’s chip giant TSMC up to $6.6bn to expand production at facilities it is building in the state of Arizona. The funding announced on Monday will…

Zimbabwe introduces new gold-backed currency to tackle inflation | Business and Economy News

Zimbabwe introduces new gold-backed currency to tackle inflation | Business and Economy News

Zimbabweans have 21 days to convert their old cash into new money, according to the central bank. Zimbabwe’s central bank has launched a new “structured currency” backed by gold, as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilise the country’s long-floundering economy. The new currency – called Zim Gold (ZiG)…

At Indonesia’s biggest bank, customers’ life savings vanish with a click | Business and Economy

At Indonesia’s biggest bank, customers’ life savings vanish with a click | Business and Economy

Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia – Late last year, Balinese woman Nih Lu Putu Rustini got the shock of her life when she tried to withdraw cash from an ATM to complete a renovation project at her ancestral home. Working as a cleaner during the day and a nanny by night,…

Are Modi’s economic policies benefitting all Indians? | India Election 2024

Are Modi’s economic policies benefitting all Indians? | India Election 2024

India is the world’s fifth-largest economy. The World Bank says the nation is leading growth in South Asia. India is one of the world’s fastest-growing emerging markets. Much of the success happened in the past 10 years, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He’s banking on that achievement to win over…

Thailand’s economy stumbles as Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia race ahead | Business and Economy

Thailand’s economy stumbles as Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia race ahead | Business and Economy

Bangkok, Thailand – Sheltering from the sun on a street corner, Kridsada Ahjed rues the day he got involved with the loan sharks who now gobble up most of his daily earnings. “I went to the loan sharks because people like me – with no assets or savings – cannot…

Shares in Trump Media tumble after filings reveal a $58m loss last year | Donald Trump News

Shares in Trump Media tumble after filings reveal a $58m loss last year | Donald Trump News

The company debuted on the stock market last week, offering Trump a ray of hope amid pending financial woes. Shares in former President Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group surged last week after debuting on the stock market in the United States. But a disclosure that the company lost…

The UK’s new minimum wage ‘badly needed’ but many calling for more | Business and Economy News

The UK’s new minimum wage ‘badly needed’ but many calling for more | Business and Economy News

Keerthi Subramanian, a shop clerk in South London, earns 10.42 pounds ($13.15) an hour. From Monday that will go up by 1.02 pounds ($1.29) to 11.44 pounds ($14.44) as a new United Kingdom minimum wage kicks in. That is not much help, she says. “At just over 10 pounds, I…

Senegal’s fishermen pin hopes on new president to help them fill their nets | Poverty and Development

Senegal’s fishermen pin hopes on new president to help them fill their nets | Poverty and Development

Dakar, Senegal – For the traditional, small-scale fishermen of Ouakam Beach in Senegal’s capital Dakar, inequality is just a glance away. Adama Gueye, a 58-year-old canoe captain, points towards the coast, where imposing villas of the upper-class, including politicians, sit tall and mighty a stone’s throw away from where he…