Tag: growth
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Southeast Asia’s 2024 Economic Performance and 2025 Outlook: Navigating Rising Risks
Executive Summary: A Resilient Region Amid Mounting Global Risks In 2024, Southeast Asia demonstrated notable resilience against a backdrop of rising global uncertainties. After the shattering economic rhythms caused by the COVID-19 disruptions, the region charted a path of gradual recovery underpinned by diversified growth engines, prudent macroeconomic management, and a steady push toward digital…
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€260m Retail Growth: Customers Want Stock, Not Problems
Overview: A €260m Retail Business on a Growth Trajectory The latest financial results put a spotlight on a €260m retail business that is betting on sustained growth over the next two to three years. Despite the pressures many retailers face today, the company’s leadership argues that tightening the basics—getting the right stock to customers—will drive…
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CSU to Explode with Growth: Vision from Chancellor Emmanuel Asante
CSU’s Bold Growth Ambition Unveiled The Christian Service University (CSU) in the Ashanti Region has a new bearing as Most Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante, the university’s first-ever Chancellor, outlines a transformative growth strategy. In recent correspondence from the region, Asante frames a future where CSU expands its footprint, enhances academic offerings, and strengthens community impact.…
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Labour economy: Rate cuts won’t save UK growth
Introduction: rate cuts are not a magic wand The prospect of another rate cut this week, followed by a potential easing early next year, is generating breathlessness in financial markets and some optimism among policymakers. Yet the bigger question remains: will lower borrowing costs, on their own, spark a genuine revival in the economy or…
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The Budget Moment: Reeves Faces Deep Skepticism and High Expectations
Overview: A Budget in the Spotlight As the day arrives for the country’s next Budget, the atmosphere is thick with anticipation, anxiety, and a deep sense of gravity. For Labour leader-in-waiting and Chancellor-of- the-future Rachel Reeves, the moment carries the weight of years of expectation. After a protracted drought of decisive fiscal moves, Reeves steps…
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Malaysia Achieves First Services Surplus in 14 Years as Anwar Credits Fiscal Discipline
First Services Surplus in 14 Years Signals a Turning Point Malaysia has recorded a services surplus of RM0.7 billion in the third quarter of 2025, marking the first time the nation has posted a positive balance in this sector in 14 years. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the milestone in Parliament, attributing the…
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Trump Dinner With Top CEOs Highlights Booming Economy and Tariff Concerns
Overview of the White House Dinner Last week, the White House hosted a private dinner with a select group of the nation’s leading chief executives. The gathering, described by attendees and aides as cordial and forward-looking, centered on the current state of the U.S. economy and the policy measures shaping its trajectory. As the economy…
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Trump Dines with Top CEOs: Praising a Booming Economy While Tackling Tariffs
White House Dinner Highlights: A Booming Economy Under the Spotlight Last week, the White House hosted a gathering of some of the nation’s most influential chief executives. The dinner, a rare blend of policy talk and industry camaraderie, centered on the state of the U.S. economy and the administration’s strategy for sustaining growth. President Trump…
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IMF Staff Concludes 2025 Article IV Mission to Indonesia: Outlook for Growth and Reform
Overview of the Mission An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Maria Gonzalez conducted the 2025 Article IV Consultation discussions with Indonesia from November 3 to 12, 2025. The mission focused on assessing macroeconomic stability, policy coherence, and the reform path necessary to sustain robust growth amid a dynamic regional and global economy.…
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FirstRand Namibia Hosts Mid-Term Budget Dialogue on Namibia’s Economic Outlook
Namibia’s Economic Outlook Takes Center Stage at Mid-Term Budget Dialogue FirstRand Namibia recently hosted a high-level Mid-Term Economic Breakfast Budget Review at its Parkside Head Office in Windhoek, attracting senior officials from both the public and private sectors. The event underscored a shared commitment to ongoing dialogue as a cornerstone of informed economic planning in…