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Israel passes budget with big grants to ultra-Orthodox

Israel’s parliament passed a national two-year budget that includes billions of dollars in funding for West Bank settlements and religious programs, stabilizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition. The shekel weakened as critics warned the plan would suppress rather than spur economic growth.

Tribune News Service

All signs point to lower economic growth than usual

The national economy is tracking toward a contraction in activity, with the patchy performance expected to continue into next year.

AAP

Degrowth isn't the same as a recession – it's an alternative to growing the economy forever

The UK economy unexpectedly shrank by 0.3% in March, according to the Office of National Statistics. And though the country is likely to narrowly avoid an official recession in 2023, just as it did the previous year, the economy is projected to hit the worst growth rates since the Great…

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Scottish cities outperform UK average on skills for younger workforce

However, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen perform poorly on measures including health and new business

Insider UK

2 China Stocks Worth Investors' Attention

As China shifts gears from reopening to a phase of economic growth, the world's second-largest economy's long-term prospects look promising. Hence, fundamentally robust stocks, Sunlands Technology (STG) and Tarena International (TEDU), which are primed for growth, could be worth investors’ attention now. Keep reading….

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UK regulators should consider need for economic growth, warns Chancellor

It comes weeks after the UK competition watchdog halted the 68.7 billion dollar (£55 billion) deal by Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard.

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Japan rises on GDP data; rest of region shaky

Asian shares are trading mixed as Japan’s benchmark jumped on the news of solid economic growth data, while the rest of the region was mired in uncertainty

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Analysts upbeat on Thai growth outlook

Thailand's economic growth is expected to accelerate in the final nine months of this year, even as the global economy teeters near a recession, thanks partly to a lift following the May 14 election, analysts say.

Bangkok Post

The NT's economic growth is 'heavily influenced' by the Barossa gas project, but its future is increasingly uncertain

Getting back in the black by 2026-27 relies heavily on Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas field off the coast of the Tiwi Islands going ahead, but it's facing opposition from traditional owners and rising environmental costs.

ABC News

China aims for better-skilled population, to improve childcare

China needs to focus on education, science and technology to develop a better-skilled population, the state-backed People's Daily said on Tuesday, adding that the country will strive for a "moderate fertility" level to support economic growth.

Reuters

Millions of young South Africans are jobless: study finds that giving them 'soft' skills like networking helps their prospects

The fact that more than half of the South African population is under 30 years could be beneficial for the country’s economic growth and development. But South Africa has not been able to reap this demographic dividend. This is largely due to a skills mismatch.

The Conversation

Europe's outlook for economic growth brightens — a little

The European Union’s executive body raised its economic growth forecast, saying Europe had dodged a winter recession that was feared amid an energy crisis

The Independent UK

Alan Kohler: Population growth equals economic growth, but for whom?

We need immigration to replace ageing Baby Boomers. The problem isn't population growth, its the disconnect with housing and infrastructure.

The New Daily

Bank of England lifts interest rates again as food prices stay higher for longer

Central bank economists also released a record upgrade to their economic growth expectations

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PPRP vows to stimulate economic growth

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) on Thursday pledged to spur the country's economic growth with various projects, including injecting money into its old village fund, lowering energy costs and setting up a national energy resources organisation to handle natural gas and oil concessions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF: Gov. Strategy Helped the Saudi Economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that government-led reforms and private investment growth in new sectors would help support non-oil economic growth in Saudi Arabia to be less dependent on oil. The Saudi economy grew 8.7 percent last year, while the real GDP during the fourth quarter of 2022 increased…

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Arabica Coffee Closes Moderately Lower on Demand Concerns

July arabica coffee (KCN23 ) on Wednesday closed down -1.25 (-0.67%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN23 ) was unchanged. Arabica coffee Wednesday closed moderately lower and posted a 3-week low. Concerns that the ongoing U.S. banking turmoil will lead to slower economic growth that curbs coffee demand are weighing...

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Coffee Prices Slip on Demand Concerns

July arabica coffee (KCN23 ) this morning is down -0.80 (-0.43%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN23 ) is unchanged. Coffee prices this morning are moderately lower, with arabica falling to a 3-week low. Concerns that the ongoing U.S. banking turmoil will lead to slower economic growth that curbs coffee...

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Japan, S.Korea revive stalled economic talks as global risks rise

Japan and South Korea held their first finance leaders' meeting in seven years on Tuesday and agreed to resume regular dialogue as tensions in the wider region and slowing growth prod them to increase co-operation and mend strained relations.

Axios

First Republic's failure may lead to other woes

Struggling banks — even if they're not failing — are bad news for economic growth.

The Hindu

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 | Shorn of silicon sheen in the rough and tumble of politics

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 | Karnataka’s capital, which is known as the Silicon Valley of India and is the economic growth engine of the State, has mostly been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past few years.

France 24

Amazon results beat estimates but slowing cloud growth rattles investors

Amazon posted higher-than-expected revenues and profits for Q1 2023, but slowing growth in its profit-generating AWS cloud services sector sent shares tumbling after hours. Also in this edition: US economic growth slows sharply in the first quarter, and Paraguay's upcoming election on Sunday could have big geopolitical consequences for Taiwan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

OPEC: We Do Not Target Oil Prices, IEA Should be 'Very Careful'

The International Energy Agency (IEA) should be "very careful" about discouraging investment in the oil industry, which was vital for global economic growth, announced OPEC Secretary General Haitham al-Ghais. Ghais warned that such statements could lead to oil market volatility in the future. He said that the Organization of the…

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Westpac forecasts RBA is done with rate hikes, ASX finishes higher, Coles' quarterly revenue climbs — as it happened

The ASX gains ground as Westpac forecasts the RBA will leave rates unchanged at its meeting next week. Look back on the day's events with our blog.

Bangkok Post

Retail market demonstrating solid signs of improvement

Driven by economic growth and a rebound in tourism, the retail property market has been steadily improving since the fourth quarter of last year, with a prediction that it will return to normal by 2024, according to consultants.

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