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For some, Brexit means nailing your colours to a new flagpole
Jan 31, 2020 (AFP)
But when Britain voted to leave the European Union, something changed inside Daryl Upsall, a 59-year-old businessman who has spent decades living and working in...
Brexit punches 12-bln-euro hole in EU finances
Jan 30, 2020 (AFP)
The United Kingdom will continue making budget contributions this year under an agreed post-Brexit transition period. But from 2021 Europe will have to look els...
Report highlights perils of the digital gig economy
Jan 29, 2020 (AFP)
Technology think-tank Doteveryone said such jobs via mobile applications offered "flexibility and freedom" for people with existing skills and financial means. ...
Economy failing on climate and equality: NGOs
Jan 23, 2020 (AFP)
The Green Economy Tracker assessed how countries are performing in five key policy areas, including tackling inequality and prioritising nature in the face of t...
US tells Thunberg to 'study economics' in Davos climate spat
Jan 23, 2020 (AFP)
The spat between US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Thunberg again highlighted the tensions over climate change at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos...
UK 'confident' of British Steel's Chinese rescue
Jan 22, 2020 (AFP)
Chinese industrial giant Jingye Group in November agreed to buy British Steel, a former state-owned company, for an undisclosed amount. But The Guardian newspap...
Trump relaunches trade battle with Europe
Jan 22, 2020 (AFP)
With observers warning that global harmony on trade was crucial to the health of the world economy, Trump warned Europe that the US would protect its interests,...
Putin's 'national projects': billions to boost the economy
Jan 22, 2020 (AFP)
Russia's new Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who was appointed by Putin last week, vowed to shift into a higher gear with these "national projects". Unveiled ...
For Pennsylvania workers, a changing economy and politics
Jan 22, 2020 (AFP)
Built more than a century ago, Clairton is the largest plant in the United States to manufacture coke, a key component in steel -- the longtime bedrock of a reg...
'What use is wealth if it burns?' Britain's Prince Charles sounds climate alarm
Jan 22, 2020 (AFP)
Charles, the eldest son of the Queen and heir to the throne, met Thunberg in Davos on the same day as President Donald Trump left the Swiss resort expressing re...
Trump, EU commission chief discuss 'trade deal' in Davos
Jan 21, 2020 (AFP)
The United States and European Union have since 2017 been seeking to work on a trade deal, but efforts have stalled. Trump's meeting with von der Leyen on the s...
UK puts visas into pitch for post-Brexit trade with Africa
Jan 20, 2020 (AFP)
He also promised an end to direct UK state investment in thermal coal mining or coal power plants overseas, saying London would focus on supporting a switch to ...
Trump hails China trade deal as 'much better' than expected
Jan 20, 2020 (AFP)
The "phase one" deal marks a truce in the two countries' trade war after nearly two years of tensions. But with tariffs still in place on two-thirds of more tha...
China's Xi stands with Myanmar despite Rohingya genocide accusations
Jan 18, 2020 (AFP)
The Chinese president's state visit to Myanmar's purpose-built capital came as Western investors give a wide berth to the country due to the Rohingya crisis. A ...
China's Xi jets to Myanmar in billion-dollar charm offensive
Jan 17, 2020 (AFP)
The wide highways and manicured lawns of Naypyidaw, purpose-built by generals under Myanmar's junta, were dotted with red banners bearing Xi's face and greeting...
EU warns of WTO challenge if China-US deal creates 'distortions'
Jan 17, 2020 (AFP)
Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis told reporters the 28-nation EU "will monitor the implementation" of the "phase one" deal that was signed on Wednesday by President D...
Chinese economic growth hits three-decade low
Jan 17, 2020 (AFP)
The 6.1 percent rate is a sharp drop from the 6.6 percent the year before and marks the third straight drop, though it met the government's target and analysts ...
US, China have long way to go to resolve trade friction: IMF chief
Jan 17, 2020 (AFP)
"Trade truce is not the same as trade peace," she said. US President Donald Trump signed a deal with China this week that ends the escalation but leaves in plac...
Competition reform a 'top priority' for the EU, says Vestager
Jan 16, 2020 (AFP)
"I have learned never to give a date because otherwise everyone focuses on respecting the timetable and not on the quality of the work," Vestager told AFP in an...
What's next after the US-China 'phase one' deal?
Jan 16, 2020 (AFP)
The agreement signed by President Donald Trump and Vice Premier Liu He in Washington on Wednesday marks a ceasefire in the nearly two-year-old trade war. But ma...
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