MANILA: Southeast Asian foreign and economic ministers urged on Friday for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, as they agreed to deepen regional resilience and trade to tackle the global impacts of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Energy and financial markets worldwide have been upended with the Iran war in its second week. With Southeast Asian countries mostly reliant on oil imports, they are at risk of an inflation shock, shortages, and currency volatility.

ASEAN Ministers convene in the Philippines to address the West Asia crisis and its impact on regional economies and trade.

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slumped on Friday, poised for a second straight weekly decline as fast-dwindling hopes of a resolution to the US and Israel’s war with Iran kept oil…

MANILA: Southeast Asian foreign and economic ministers urged on Friday for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, as they agreed to deepen regional resilience and…