The most important part of the IMF’s latest assessment of China is—alas—the appendix on China’s new methodology for calculating China’s trade balance. It at least explains why China’s balance of ...

A post only a true balance of payments geek, a currency trader, or a U.S. Treasury hand can love; as Paul Krugman used to say, wonkish.

The concept of balance-of-payments-constrained economic growth has long served as a vital framework for understanding how external imbalances can limit long-run economic expansion. This approach ...

For banks to scale their capabilities, improve efficiency and accuracy, and reduce time to payment, they must look to automation and AI. By Justin Ashworth, Solutions executive Johannesburg, 26 Nov ...

The Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus, the ongoing surge in diaspora remittances and continued accretion to external reserves are direct outcomes of crucial financial sector reforms. The $4.60 billion ...

Supported by the strong financial account surplus, Bangladesh’s overall balance of payments recorded a surplus of $1.94 billion in July–December FY26 ...