Key factsShort title:Türkiye — EVs (China)Complainant:ChinaRespondent:TürkiyeThird Parties (original proceedings):Australia; Brazil; Canada; European Union; India; Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Korea, Republic of; Norway; Russian Federation; Singapore; Switzerland; Thailand; United Kingdom; United StatesAgreements cited:(as cited in request for consulta...
The OECD employment rate remained stable in Q3 2025 compared with the previous quarter, at a record high of 70.3%.Download in PDF (data tables included)The OECD employment rate remained stable in Q3 2025 compared with the previous quarter, at a record high of 70.3% (Figure 1). Over the same period, employment rates held steady in 16 OECD countries, decline...
Economic, financial and monetary developmentsOverviewAt its meeting on 18 December 2025, the Governing Council decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Its updated assessment reconfirmed that inflation should stabilise at the 2% target in the medium term.According to the December 2025 Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the eu...
Firms that have faced adverse shocks to their business activity can decide to either shed labour or hold on to their workforce, i.e. “hoard labour”. Labour hoarding occurs when firms are willing to retain their workforce even when facing a weakening of current and/or expected business conditions, for example related to lower demand or reduced profit...
Officials from SME Foundation, UNDP Bangladesh and key government agencies at the launch of the Insurance Innovation Challenge in Dhaka.The Insurance Innovation Challenge (IIC) was launched today in Dhaka by the SME Foundation (SMEF) under the Ministry of Industries, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to strengthen resilien...
H.E. Phạm Minh Chính, Prime Minister of Viet Nam,H.E. Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam,Excellencies, ADGMIN Ministers,Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,1. I am pleased to join you at the 6th ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting Opening Ceremony. I would like to acknowledge the Vietnamese Governm...
Trade Forum is the International Trade Centre’s flagship magazine offering in-depth, topical insights about export development and trade issues in developing countries. These are our top picks from last year bringing views from policymakers, academics, the private sector, entrepreneurs and small businesses who know how trade works “i...
On January 14, 2026, the New Development Bank (NDB) held a knowledge event on China’s Five -Year Plan and growth outlook at the NDB Headquarters in Shanghai, China.Dr. Long Guoqiang, Vice President and Senior Research Fellow of the Development Research Centre of the State Council (DRC) of China, delivered a lecture themed “China’s 15th Five-Year Plan an...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will lend USD150 million to support the Almaty Railway Bypass Project, a landmark investment aimed at strengthening freight efficiency, urban mobility and regional connectivity in Kazakhstan. The financing is provided to Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway company, under a nonsovereign str...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB, Aaa/AAA/AAA) priced a HKD4 billion 3-year Sustainable Development Bond on January 12, marking its second issuance in the Hong Kong dollar public bond market under the Wonton format. The transaction attracted a final order book of approximately HKD7.8 billion, representing almost two times oversubscriptio...
