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Squeezed between China and Russia, Mongolia’s herders feel pinch

Mongolian tent-dwellers face growing hardship amid skyrocketing energy costs and falling livestock prices.

Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2022

Birmingham should have an innovation district to kick start 'new economy', says Centre for Cities

Economic think tank is calling for the UK government to chanel funding into creating a dedicate centre for boosting tech economies

Birmingham Post · Dec 14, 2022

Lula builds out econ team with Mercadante at BNDES, ex-banker aide to Haddad

More of Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's economic policy team took shape on Tuesday, with Workers Party (PT) veteran Aloizio Mercadante running development bank BNDES and a former banker taking a key role at the Economy Ministry.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

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Peru eyes spending in protest zones, but fiscal goals 'non-negotiable' -minister

Peru's new government is looking at economic stimulus measures for regions being roiled by protests after the ouster of leftist leader Pedro Castillo, but will hold steady to "non-negotiable" fiscal deficit targets, the economy minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

Investing in nature pays dividends

The mega-challenges engulfing the world today -- from Covid-19 to climate change -- have highlighted the interdependencies between people, planet, and the economy. As we chart a course to reignite global growth and drive green, resilient, and inclusive development, we must not ignore these interlinkages. Nature -- meaning biodiversity and…

Bangkok Post · Dec 13, 2022

Office preps 8 digital transformation steps

Equipping people with digital skills in local communities, stimulating a 5G ecosystem and supporting digital content as a means of soft power are among eight projects the Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE) aims to pursue in 2023 to improve the country's digital landscape.

Bangkok Post · Dec 13, 2022

Federal Reserve is about to hike interest rates once again – so why are mortgage rates coming down?

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by half a percentage point on Dec. 14, 2022, to a range of 4.25 to 4.5%, which would be the seventh increase this year. So far in 2022, the Fed has lifted its benchmark short-term rate, which influences most other borrowing…

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

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Five reasons why interest rates can't go much higher

It’s decision time for central banks on interest rates again. The US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) are set to announce their latest decisions on Wednesday 14, while the Bank of England (BoE) will go a day later.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

EU hotels to be banned from offering guests miniature shampoos and shower gels

Miniature bottles of shampoo, body lotions and shower gels are being banned as part of the European Green Deal's Circular Economy Action Plan, which is designed to make sustainable products the norm

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022

Anthony Albanese’s latest plan to subsidise foreign coal and gas companies is just absurd

Fossil fuel subsidies are a stupid idea. We aren’t so much decarbonising our economy as turbocharging its carbon intensity

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022

EU becomes first leading economy to legislate for ‘green tariff’ on imports

Countries that fail to decarbonise industries such as iron and steel face an effective carbon tax

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

Inflation cools in November for the second-straight month

Inflation is still way too high, but the data offers some hope that it can ease alongside a still-healthy economy.

Axios · Dec 13, 2022

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director wants more women to secure patents. That could add $1T to the economy

Women only hold 13% of U.S. patents.

Fortune · Dec 13, 2022

GOP's big plan: Hold America hostage

GOP readies another round of legislative terrorism in search of spending cuts. Biden needs to fight back hard

Salon · Dec 13, 2022

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The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

Xi Jinping's reelection may help Indonesian economy, but protests may worsen anti-Chinese sentiments

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been reelected as the Secretary General of China Communist Party (CCP), making him secure an unprecedented third term as the country’s leader.

Chronicle Live · Dec 13, 2022

Unemployment rises sharply in North East as economy struggles

The unemployment rate in the region had been at record lows in the previous two months

Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2022

Strikes blamed for most working days lost in more than 10 years

Pay data reveals growing gap between private and public sector

Wales Online · Dec 13, 2022

'Difficult decisions needed' says chancellor as unemployment rises

Jeremy Hunt warned inflation needed to be tackled otherwise it would 'prolong the pain'

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ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Consumers hopeful tide will soon turn on interest rates and home prices, but businesses gloomy

Households are hoping interest rates will reach their peak soon and home prices may start to rise. However, rising inflation and interest rates have businesses worried about the future.

Bangkok Post · Dec 13, 2022

Homebuyer confidence rises two years in a row

The homebuyer confidence index in 2022 improved for the second consecutive year as owners of all sizes of businesses were more confident about the current and future economy, according to property research and consultancy Terra Media and Consulting.

Bangkok Post · Dec 13, 2022

Local banks eager to step up regional expansion

Local banks have continued to gear up for regional business expansion, aiming to create higher income from the growth potential of the Asean economy in the post-pandemic period.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

Detroit Three making vehicles with most emissions, lowest fuel economy, EPA says

WASHINGTON — The Detroit Three automakers again produced vehicles with the most emissions and the lowest fuel economy of any major manufacturers in model year 2021, according to new data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

AAP · Dec 12, 2022

Top tech brains to shape robotics strategy

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has set up a national robotics strategy committee to advise on boosting automation technologies across the economy.

Tribune News Service · Dec 12, 2022

Inflation was so bad that it even crushed inflation-linked bonds

As the U.S. economy veered toward the biggest inflation shock in four decades, investors flocked to the one corner of Wall Street that seemed a sure-fire refuge: Treasuries that provide extra compensation to keep up with rising consumer prices.

Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022

'Hardline Conservative administration is provoking swathes of strikes across England'

Clapping nurses, carers and others delivering public services during the pandemic then financially slapping them with measly, living standard crushing pay offers is grotesque hypocrisy from a regime accused of relishing confrontation in the hope it deflects from them crashing the economy

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