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Egypt’s central bank says remittances from citizens abroad rose 40.5% in 2025 to a record $41.5bn, up from $29.6bn in 2024.
UAE was Oman’s leading partner in 2025 for non-oil exports, re-exports and imports, with exports topping OMR 1.311bn and re-exports at OMR 724m.
Pakistan’s latest FY2024-25 estimates put poverty at 28.9% and inequality higher, with about 70 million below a Rs 8,484 monthly poverty line.
India joined Pax Silica and signed an India-US AI Opportunity Partnership statement on data centers, compute access, semiconductors and critical minerals.
Tokyo data showed Japan’s January CPI rose 1.5% year on year, below the BOJ 2% target, with core inflation at 2.0% and energy costs down 5.2%.
Indian Rice Exporters Federation says a member firm signed a deal to ship 5,000 tonnes of premium basmati rice from India to a U.S. buyer, after tariff changes.