Beijing reported the world’s largest-ever trade surplus—the value of goods and services sold overseas compared to its imports—at $1.19tn (£890bn). Trade with the US did weaken, but this was made up for by a rise in Chinese exports elsewhere, especially to South East Asia, Africa and Latin America. Wang Jun, the deputy director of China’s customs, said during a press conference that the figures are “extraordinary and hard-won” given the “profound changes” and challenges in glo

Oman plans to set up an international financial center in the country, the state news agency reported, as the small oil producer joins its bigger neighbors in seeking to attract foreign companies eager to capitalize on the region’s growth. The financial center would have “legislative, administrative, and regulatory independence, and will be built on a new financial, judicial, and legislative system aligned with global standards,” it said. Oman has followed the lead of other o

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