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Economy
Defence or environment? UK faces spending choices
London (AFP) - Torn between growing geopolitical tensions and constrained public finances, Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to...
SAfrica’s coal dependency puts economy at risk: report
Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's coal-dependent economy could lose billions in export revenue and thousands of jobs as more countries...
Chinese consumer prices continue to fall as US trade talks loom
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese consumer prices fell for the fourth straight month in May, data showed Monday, as the world's...
US, China seek to extend trade truce with London talks
Washington (AFP) - After a round of talks in Geneva last month, the United States and China will sit down...
US aerospace industry anxious as tariffs loom
New York (AFP) - US airlines and aerospace manufacturers insist they have no use for tariff protections, warning that the...
Trump says fresh US-China trade talks in London next week
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump announced Friday a new round of trade talks with China in London next...
Eurozone GDP growth revised up to 0.6% in first quarter
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The eurozone economy expanded at a significantly faster pace than estimated in the first three months...
Germany faces two more years of recession if US trade war escalates: central bank
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany could face two more years of recession if a trade war with the United States...
India’s central bank cuts rates more than expected to boost growth
Mumbai (AFP) - India's central bank cut interest rates more than expected on Friday, citing muted inflation and a need...
Vietnam exports up as US tariff threat lingers
Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam's exports rose sharply last month, official figures showed Friday, as the communist country tries to negotiate...
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