The Problem With Digital Nomad Visas As the digital nomad wave crests, governments in Southeast Asia should consider the implications that their schemes bring beyond economic growth. The News Lens · Oct 21, 2022
Australia floods to dent Dec-qtr GDP, spur inflation - Treasurer Widespread floods that have inundated large parts of Australia's southeast will dent the country's economic growth and increase inflation, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday, ahead of next week's federal budget. Reuters · Oct 21, 2022
Next Prime Minister 'must deliver stability for business' - leaders react after Liz Truss resigns 'We need business and government pulling in the same direction if we are to create economic growth' Insider UK · Oct 20, 2022
Australia’s jobless rate is steady as she goes – and so too is the economy Unemployment has come in at 3.5% for the second month in a row. That’s good news for economic growth – if people have jobs, they’re more likely to spend The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2022
China’s decade under Xi Jinping explained in seven charts Xi has overseen rapid economic growth and rising wealth, while spending big on the military, but inequality has widened has and a demographic crisis looms The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022
Finance Ministry sees 2022 economic growth of 3.0-3.5% Thailand should see economic growth of 3 to 3.5% this year, driven by the key export and tourism sectors, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said in an interview on Wednesday. Bangkok Post · Oct 19, 2022
Martin Lewis gives verdict on huge Tory U-turn as Jeremy Hunt scraps mini-Budget New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the government would reverse almost all of the tax measures announced in Prime Minister Liz Truss' economic growth plan three weeks ago Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022
More women entrepreneurs mean less global poverty Entrepreneurship is an engine of economic growth but it can only move into top gear when there are more women. 360info · Oct 17, 2022
SMEs Make up 95% of Operating Firms in the UAE The United Arab Emirates’ Economy Minister, Abdullah bin Touq al-Marri, said the SMEs account for 95 percent of the overall operating companies in the country. They offer job opportunities to more than 85 percent of the total labor force in the private sector, he stressed, adding that they are a… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022
Fighting for survival as UK PM, a chastened Truss changes course again It was a bruising meeting with her Conservative lawmakers this week that finally shook British Prime Minister Liz Truss's earlier unwavering faith that she could weather the market fallout from her radical economic growth plan. Reuters · Oct 14, 2022
Ditching Truss would be ‘disastrously bad idea’, says ally Cleverly Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the Government is focused on getting economic growth despite the market turbulence. The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022
Prior to Industrial Revolution, global living standards were very low, says economic historian Jared Rubin Britain industrialised first, and several other nations in Western Europe and North America followed soon thereafter, says Jared Rubin The Hindu · Oct 12, 2022
IMF Confirms Saudi Economy’s Growth Forecast in Coming Years The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed its economic growth forecast for Saudi Arabia for the current year at 7.6 percent, the exact forecasts for July and April. Earlier, the Fund increased its expectations twice for the Saudi economy in 2022, making the Kingdom the only country among the G20 whose… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022
Public service broadcasting is facing an existential threat – former ITV chairman Sir Peter Bazalgette delivered a speech discussing the future of public service broadcasters. The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022
The Times of India · Oct 11, 2022 Indian economy doing fairly well; additional monetary tightening required, says IMF chief economist WASHINGTON: India's economy is doing fairly well, but additional monetary tightening is required, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, chief economist of the IMF said on Tuesday, as the global lender trimmed its projection of the country's economic growth in 2022 to 6.8 per cent.
The Times of India · Oct 11, 2022 IMF cuts India's GDP forecast to 6.8%; warns global economies, says 'worst yet to come' NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed India's economic growth forecast to 6.8% for 2022.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022 Liz Truss dreams of growth – but even if she pulls it off, it won’t help Britain Incomes have stalled while the rich get richer. It’s clear the obsession with GDP has to change, says the University of Sheffield’s Michael Jacobs
Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2022 RMT chief Mick Lynch hits back at Liz Truss following her attack on unions ‘Everyone believes in economic growth, otherwise the economy doesn’t move forward. But what they mean by economic growth is the rich keep getting richer and working people continue to have their conditions diluted in the name of profit,’ Mick Lynch said
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Sturgeon: It is absurd I’ve had no contact from Truss since she entered No 10 A spokeswoman for the UK Government said the Prime Minister’s priority is ‘to deliver economic growth across the union’.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 7, 2022 IMF Expects Yemen to Achieve 2% Economic Growth The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission expected that Yemen would achieve a modest economic growth of about two percent this year and 3.2 percent in 2023. However, the Fund called for more reforms, especially with regard to the customs dollar rate, support for the electricity sector, transparency in financial management,…
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook The International Monetary Fund is once again lowering its projections for global economic growth in 2023
The Conversation · Oct 6, 2022 Liz Truss: this is what happens when governments pursue growth at all costs When Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled his mini-budget on September 23, he was making it clear that the government is prioritising economic growth over inflation – which was one reason the financial markets reacted so badly to his plan.
Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022 Moving on up? Just stop the pound going down, Liz City Voices: Truss’ speech showed she didn’t understand the causes of stagnant economic growth or has a credible plan to solve them
Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022 Watch: Moment Prime Minister Liz Truss’ conference speech is interrupted by Greenpeace protestors Liz Truss’s first conference speech as Tory leader was interrupted by heckling as she battled to unite her party. She promised to steer the country through the “tempest” and “get Britain moving”. Protesters holding a flag which read “who voted for this?” were ejected from the hall after disrupting the…
The Hindu · Oct 4, 2022 Government ‘singularly responsible’ for India’s economic problems: Congress India’s economic growth is expected to decline to 5.7% this year from 8.2% in 2021, the UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2022 projected on Monday