FTSE 100 Live: Stocks weaken on China’s Covid surge, Compass posts results Public sector borrowing in October stood at £13.5 billion, a much smaller figure than the City had expected. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022
Win a pair of return Emirates Premium Economy flight tickets to Dubai Arrive at this must-see destination in style - with comfy seats, great food and top entertainment at your fingertips Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022
Red Cross: Afghans Will Struggle for Their Lives This Winter More Afghans will be struggling for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the year ahead, a top official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said in an interview, as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule. The group’s seizure of power in August 2021 sent… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 21, 2022
Anas Sarwar: Tories have crashed the economy but there's not a word of apology People need to come together across the UK to boot the Tories out, says Mr Sarwar. Daily Record · Nov 21, 2022
Younger Chinese are spurning factory jobs that power the economy Growing up in a Chinese village, Julian Zhu only saw his father a few times a year when he returned for holidays from his exhausting job in a textile mill in southern Guangdong province. Reuters · Nov 21, 2022
End Brexit rows and use immigration to solve worker shortage, CBI chief to tell MPs ‘The best guarantor of Brexit is an economy that grows. Its biggest risk is one that doesn’t,’ Tony Danker says The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
A showcase for the BCG model The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit offered a glimpse into how countries plan to deal with uncertainties post-pandemic as well as the Thai government's push towards a new economic model. Bangkok Post · Nov 20, 2022
Why Franco-Thai relations matter Under Thailand's Apec Host Year theme of "Open. Connect. Balance", Thailand has worked hard to promote trade and investment that is open to all opportunities, reconnect the region, and drive Apec towards a balanced, inclusive, and sustainable post-Covid19 growth through the Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy Model. Bangkok Post · Nov 20, 2022
Nepal votes to elect new government to revive economy Over 60 percent of Nepal’s eligible voters cast their ballots at the polls amid high inflation and unemployment. Al Jazeera · Nov 20, 2022
How the Russian economy is defying and withstanding western sanctions Since Russia first invaded Ukraine in February 2022, western media has frequently suggested that economic sanctions against the Russians are going to stifle the war effort or even bring the country to its knees. The Conversation · Nov 20, 2022
Thatcher and Lawson had a strategy – where is Hunt and Sunak’s? UK’s crisis has similarities to that of 1980s but our ‘two chancellors’ plan only to muddle through The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022
Did Jeremy Hunt’s budget rescue the Tories – or is the game up? In the shadow of the Truss debacle and with hard times ahead, the chancellor faced a ‘politically impossible’ job, according to a former Tory minister. But the party’s morale is at rock bottom The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022
The first step to Britain’s economic recovery is to start telling the truth We have all been deluding ourselves for too long – let’s admit what ails us and finally move on The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022
Women £574 a year worse off compared to when Tories came to power – Labour Anneliese Dodds said: ‘The Conservatives have crashed the economy and, as usual, they have lumped women with the bill.’ The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022
Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022 Malaysia faces hung Parliament with polls too close to call Malaysia is heading for its first-ever hung Parliament as coalitions led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin are poised to fail to win a majority, fueling political uncertainty in an economy on a fragile rebound.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022 The Observer view on Britain’s financial crisis being made in Russia – oh, come off it, Jeremy Hunt Britain is largely in the mess it’s in because of a decade of Tory austerity policies, compounded by the destructive lies told about Brexit
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 19, 2022 Tunisia Says Seeking Partners for $3.2 Bln of Projects Tunisia is seeking international partners for investment projects worth 10 billion Tunisian dinars ($3.2 billion), economy minister Samir Saied said on Saturday at a summit of leaders of French-speaking countries it is hosting. Saied also signed a $200 million financing agreement with France that will help support the North African…
The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022 Rayner demands general election after Hunt unveils ‘nightmare’ Budget IFS warns UK economy damaged by series of own goals, including Liz Truss’s mini-Budget
Reuters · Nov 19, 2022 Brazil's Lula: Fiscal responsibility crucial but must also spend to improve country Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that fiscal responsibility was crucial but that spending to improve the country's economy and welfare was equally important.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2022 Chancellor Hunt is taking voters for fools with delayed cuts THE UK economy is in recession. Taxes are at their highest in 70 years. According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, living standards are…
Caixin Global · Nov 19, 2022 Caixin Summit: China Should Set GDP Target of No Less Than 5% for 2023, Top State Economist Says Liu Shijin, a member of the top political consultative body, said momentum was building for a turnaround next year after a slowdown in 2022
France 24 · Nov 19, 2022 Francophone countries meet in Tunisia summit amid democracy, economy concerns The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, but faced calls to do more to resolve international crises.
Bangkok Post · Nov 18, 2022 BoT frets over global conflicts, campaign pledges Bank of Thailand governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said he is concerned about the impact of geopolitical conflicts and the possible risk of what he described as "strange political campaigns" on the economy.
Bangkok Post · Nov 18, 2022 Ukraine in focus at Apec Most of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders condemned the war in Ukraine while acknowledging that there are different views and assessments of the conflict.
Bangkok Post · Nov 18, 2022 BCG Economy and Apec: Just empty rhetoric? The Apec Leaders' Summit in Bangkok this week includes an agreement to work toward the "Bangkok Goals" on Bio-economy, Circular Economy and Green (BCG) Economy beyond national borders. Many have raised the question of whether the Thai government, as host to the summit, genuinely aims to push forward this goal.…