Economy
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A four-day working week could be the shot in the arm post-coronavirus tourism needs
Ardern was not, as some critics seemed to assume, just flying a kite. Jarrod Haar The Conversation She was responding…
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Angela Merkel says EU needs to take global responsibility for coronavirus crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union should take more global responsibility in the coronavirus crisis, especially as…
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Netanyahu Had Little Choice but to Have China Lose Big Israel Bid
The Finance and Energy Ministries announced Tuesday that the Israeli company IDE Technologies had won the contract to build and…
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Developing countries are facing economic disaster: four ways western nations can support them to shore up the global economy
Infection rates are now rising rapidly, overwhelming weak healthcare systems. Steve Schifferes The Conversation Hot spots are appearing in the…
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Germany Will Take Lufthansa Stake in Landmark $9.8 Billion Bailout
The aid package involves taking an initial 20% stake that could rise to a blocking minority of 25% plus one…
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Economies can be restarted if bold and imaginative choices are made
What does the evidence suggest? Chris Johns The Irish Times There are some brilliant sites for the numbers: Ourworldindata.org is…
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Europe’s latest step toward fiscal integration
In a joint announcement on May 18, the two leaders stole the limelight from the European Commission, declaring their agreement…
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Europe’s Hamiltonian Moment
But, if adopted, the proposal might be remembered as the moment when Europe became a genuine political federation. Anatole Kaletsky…
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They bought a $1 house in Italy, then Covid-19 struck
Although spending a few thousand dollars extra on renovating the property was usually part of the deal, it was sweetened…
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New normal: The global economy will look nothing like it did before
If the coronavirus pandemic threatens globalisation, then it threatens them even more directly and unpleasantly. Stephen Bartholomeusz The Age All…
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Franco-German recovery deal meets resistance
Not everyone is climbing aboard the Franco-German love train. By LILI BAYER, BJARKE SMITH-MEYER AND MAÏA DE LA BAUME Politico A day after…
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Merkel’s milestone moment
PARIS — She did it! Paul Taylor Politico n the twilight of her chancellorship, Angela Merkel has secured her place in…
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Australia prepares to take China to the World Trade Organisation
Government sources with knowledge of the developments said Australia would prefer to avoid protracted negotiations at the global trade body,…
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Fears of corporate takeover as SA Government seeks to put quotas on fisheries
SA Primary Industries Minister Tim Whetstone this month outlined key goals of a $24.5 million Marine Scalefish Fishery reform package…
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Saudi Arabia’s Problems: Coronavirus, the Economy, and Geopolitics
However, looming large on the horizon is a potential rift with the US resulting from the kingdom’s oil price war…
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Four ways economic crisis can change things for the better
That a decline in prosperity is more likely than an improvement in the decade which lies ahead of us. Authors…
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