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UK closer to joining Pacific trade pact
Published on 29/03/2023
» TOKYO: Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are expected to agree this month on allowing Britain to join the free trade pact, Japanese government sources said on Wednesday.
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Four-day work week gains converts
Published on 21/02/2023
» LONDON: The largest-ever trial of the four-day work week has found that most UK companies participating are not returning to the five-day standard, and a third are ready to make the change permanent.
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Globalized Supply Chain Brings More-Turbulent Food Prices
Business, Published on 29/11/2022
» For decades, globalization has increased the variety and reduced the cost of food. Now the pandemic, war in Ukraine and other global disruptions have shown how that complex supply chain can also result in more turbulent prices.
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Jeremy Hunt: softly-spoken survivor takes on hardest role
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» LONDON: Newly appointed UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt is a mild-mannered political survivor who will require all of his considerable experience to calm an economy and government beset by chaos.
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Pound hits record low versus dollar, markets drop on recession fears
AFP, Published on 26/09/2022
» HONG KONG: The pound hit a record low against the dollar Monday on surging fears about the UK economy after the government unveiled a huge tax-cutting budget.
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Inflation-fighting BoE poised to unleash big rate hike
AFP, Published on 04/08/2022
» LONDON: The Bank of England is expected Thursday to follow other major central banks with an aggressive interest rate hike to tackle surging inflation.
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UK 'jobs miracle' turns into employers' nightmare
AFP, Published on 14/07/2022
» KESWICK: Job vacancies seem to come ten-a-penny in Keswick, a tourist town in England's picturesque Lake District, as the hospitality sector cries out for staff -- shortages which are a direct result, critics say, of the coronavirus pandemic and of Brexit.
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Rolls-Royce champions energy transition at Farnborough
AFP, Published on 20/07/2022
» LONDON: British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce is "championing" the energy transition and the decarbonisation of aviation, its outgoing chief executive Warren East told AFP on Tuesday at the Farnborough airshow.
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Oligarchs are losing a favourite haven for dirty cash
Business, Published on 11/03/2022
» Britain is trying to purge the London property market of unsavory owners. Whether or not it succeeds, Russian oligarchs will need new places to launder dirty money.
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Britain and Australia conclude free trade deal
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» LONDON: Britain and Australia finalised in a virtual ceremony on Thursday a free trade deal that is expected to unlock more than pound sterling10 billion in trade annually.
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