Looking at the UK which the IMF downgraded its 2023 UK growth forecast by more than any other G7 nation, blaming the prospect of a deeper recession on “tighter fiscal and monetary policies”.
Tag Archives: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
NNA: A Timeline of Economic, Political Dire Straits in Lebanon
Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By AFP. Lebanon for more than three years has been mired in a deep financial, economic and social crisis, aggravated by a political deadlock. Here is a recap since turmoil broke out in October 2019. Protests erupt Mass protests follow a government announcement on October 17, 2019 of a…
2022 October 14: In the News
US Capitol riot, economic blows, people waiting longer for medical treatment, and a cut short trip to Washington
The Telegraph of 2022/10/12 looking at what happened in the world
2022/10/12 News update
Bloomberg’s view for 2022 August 29 – September 04
August 29 After China’s military drills following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the ball was back in US President Joe Biden’s court to respond. His military generals did so by sending two guided-missile cruisers through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, in what the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet called a “routine” trip. In many ways,Continue reading “Bloomberg’s view for 2022 August 29 – September 04”
The New York Times looking at the world in 2022 for the last days of July
If you missed it previously July 19 A police officer gave water to a British soldier guarding Buckingham Palace yesterday.Matt Dunham/Associated Press Britain sizzles under a heat wave Temperatures in Britain neared a record high yesterday as blistering heat swept the country. By midafternoon, Wales had recorded its highest-ever temperature: The thermometer hit 37.1 degreesContinue reading “The New York Times looking at the world in 2022 for the last days of July”
Our selection from Bloomberg July 18 -July 24
July 18 Having left parts of southern Europe in flames, the continental heatwave is bearing down on the British Isles. That may be a boon for UK seaside resorts, but it’s not a cause for celebration. The Met Office has issued a red alert warning for this week, with southern England bracing for temperatures ofContinue reading “Our selection from Bloomberg July 18 -July 24”
Our selection of Things you need to know The Week: July 18 – July 24
July 18 Zelensky fires Ukraine top prosecutor and spy chief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Sunday that he had fired the country’s top prosecutor and the head of its domestic intelligence agency, in the biggest shakeup of his government since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Zelensky’s government announced the dismissals of the prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova,Continue reading “Our selection of Things you need to know The Week: July 18 – July 24”
Ukraine From March the 4th up to now
From the 9th day of the invasion by the Russians of Ukraine, up to day 15 of the Russian invasion
Some View on the World 