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No Expectations: UK Surprise Leader in Q1 Across G7
UK posts fastest Q1 2025 growth in G7, driven by services, exports, and low inflation—signaling a surprise post-Brexit economic boost.
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Bahrain’s Economic Reforms: On Pause For Now
Bahrain’s economic reforms face delays amid public backlash, risking prolonged deficits while balancing fiscal sustainability.
BUSINESS
UAE Sustains Revenue Growth in Non-Oil Sector in 2025
Diversification efforts in the UAE continue to grow as the non-oil sector expands amidst high growth and export revenues in January 2025.
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Estonia’s Budget Woes Might Outweigh Its Ukraine Zeal
A botched €70 million shell deal took Estonia's defence minister down, as debt, scandal and a hardening European mood question Tallinn's Ukraine loyalty.
LVMH Pandemic Luxury Boom Loses Its Aspirational Shoppers
LVMH's slide from its pandemic-era peak shows what happens when a brand's own success prices out the customers who made it aspirational.
Chagos, Vanuatu and Falklands Turn Into Diplomatic Millstones
As Vanuatu sues France over two Pacific islands, Washington's wavering support for British and French claims exposes Europe's fading grip on remote seas.
AfD Landslide Deepens Germany’s East-West Political Divide
Germany's firewall against the far right looks harder to defend when nearly half of one state's voters no longer accept the argument behind it.
Steppe in Line: The Eurasian Century in Central Asia
As Bishkek toasts an expanding Eurasian bloc, Brussels turns to Central Asian capitals for the minerals its industries cannot live without.
