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Turkey sees inflation at 28.5% in 2025 with single digits by 2027, programme says
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The aftermath of tariffs
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Effectively suspended since the onset of the Covid pandemic, the EU fiscal rules were set to make a comeback in 2024. At the same time,
No green growth without innovation
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As the global economy continues to adapt to macroeconomic shifts, infrastructure investment remains a critical driver of job creation, long-term development opportunities and resilience. While recent
Britain’s AI hopes face harsh reality of high electricity costs
Britain’s ambition to rev up its economy and tap the AI revolution faces the harsh reality that the abundant, clean and reliable electricity supply this
Charitable giving in wartime: Evidence from Ukraine’s war fundraising
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