Thailand and Cambodia’s leaders held bilateral talks on the sidelines of ASEAN meetings, drawing attention to growing regional cooperation, economic priorities and geopolitical challenges facing Southeast Asia.

The financial energy surrounding May 8 encourages discipline, strategic planning and smarter decision making.

According to Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, it will become more difficult to ensure further economic growth in Armenia, and the country needs to find additional resources.

Georgia is once again demonstrating an economic paradox that has become one of the most intriguing stories in the South Caucasus. Against the backdrop of a prolonged political crisis, tensions with the European Union and the United States, street protests, disputes over the ruling party’s course, and a deteriorating international image, the Georgian economy continues to expand at a pace that would seem almost unattainable for many European countries.

The United States plans to address the situation in Cuba in the future, US Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio said during a briefing at the White House.

Indonesia's economy expanded by 5.61 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, supported by broad-based growth across multiple sectors and a sharp increase in government spending, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Tuesday.

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Global financial markets are entering a critical week dominated by geopolitical risks in the Middle East, closely watched U.S. economic data and a wave of central bank signals that could shape investor sentiment in the near term.