Germany's leading economic institutes raised their forecasts for the country's 2026 growth remarkably on Thursday, citing stronger exports and higher government spending. Meanwhile, they also warned structural weaknesses could still weigh on the recovery in Europe's largest economy.

From the global economy to multilateral cooperation, BRICS has grown far beyond a grouping of emerging economies.

Editor's note: Yang Hangjun is a professor & the executive dean of the Graduate School of Excellence at the University of International Business and Economics.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said Thursday it will defer the implementation of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) levy for air cargo shipments by one year to allow more time to develop a robust collection mechanism for the sector.

As trade frictions and protectionism are weighing on the global economy by disrupting supply chains and fueling inflation, all countries must firmly uphold multilateralism and work collectively to tackle shared global risks and challenges, People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng said

Chinese banks and tech companies led the world in applications for financial technology patents over the last decade, surpassing the US, a Japanese media outlet reported on Tuesday, highlighting China's fintech patent performance in quantity and quality, as well as the application of new technology