Data from the China Automobile Manufacturers Association showed that car production and sales in China in the first quarter of 2025 reached 7.561 million and 7.47 million units, respectively, with year-on-year increases of 14.5 percent and 11.2 percent, while the production and sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.4 percent and 47.1 percent, respectively.

The Canadian government announced the start of new customs measures as of today, Wednesday, including imposing a 25 percent duty on the import of some types of American cars.

The German government has confirmed that the new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump are an economic mistake and represent an attack on the global trading system.

Japan's industrial output grew by 2.4 percent in February after taking seasonal variables into account.

The general deficit of the Kingdom of Spain was 2.8 percent of GDP in 2024.

Global energy demand increased by 2.2 percent in 2024, driven by higher electricity consumption across various sectors, despite slower growth in China.

Annual inflation in the euro zone fell to 2.3 percent in February, lower than the previous estimate of 2.5 percent.

The Qatar Central Bank's (QCB) international reserves and foreign currency liquidity increased by 3.81 percent in February to 255.916 billion riyals, compared to 246.509 billion riyals in the same month last year.

The European Central Bank (ECB) reduced today, Thursday, interest rates in the euro area from 2.75 percent to 2.50 percent.

The rate of consumer price inflation decreased in in the Euro Area, 2.4 percent in February on an annual basis, enhancing expectations for the European Central Bank to reduce interest rates

China's maritime economy recorded strong growth in 2024, reaching a total volume of 10.5438 trillion yuan (about 1.47 trillion U.S. dollars), surpassing for the first time the 10 trillion yuan barrier, a growth of 5.9 percent compared to last year.

The World Bank (WB) has approved a new $18.5 million project to support the Government of Iraq's efforts to reduce environmental and health risks from persistent organic pollutants and chemical pollution hotspots as well as improve livelihoods in local communities.

The World Bank (WB) has approved a new $18.5 million project to support the Government of Iraq's efforts to reduce environmental and health risks from persistent organic pollutants and chemical pollution hotspots as well as improve livelihoods in local communities.

Gold prices rose slightly today, Thursday, hovering near all-time highs, amid lingering concerns about US President Donald Trump's tariff strategies.

Japan's economy grew 2.8 percent year-on-year from October to December.

Korea had made more than $12 billion in current account surplus in December, the highest figure ever recorded in December and the third-highest monthly figure.

Germany and Canada renewed today, Tuesday, their opposition to the tariffs that the new US administration began imposing on imports from abroad.

Canada and Mexico have announced they will impose tariffs on US products in response to similar measures announced by US President Donald Trump against the two countries.

The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing announced an annual loss of $ 11.83 billion, its largest since 2020, after facing problems in its commercial and defense units, in addition to the repercussions of the strike of its factory workers in the country.

The Arab Free Trade Area countries accounted for the largest share of Jordan's total exports between trade partners and economic blocs until the end of November 2024, amounting to 3.257 billion dinars, compared to 2.818 billion during the same period of 2023.