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CBI Warns of Economic Stagnation Amid Global and Domestic Pressures
The UK economy is preparing to endure a tough time as the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has dramatically reduced its 2025 and 2026 growth forecasts. New tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump and hikes in internal payroll taxes are...
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the second Central Asia-China Summit
18 June 2025 105 President Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the second Central Asia-China Summit On June 17, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov paid a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan to take part in the second Central Asia-China...

businessline Editor Raghuvir Srinivasan’s message on bl.Changemakers Awards 2025
About Changemakers Friends, businessline’s Changemakers Awards, instituted on the 25th anniversary of the newspaper in 2018, are now entering the 7th edition this year. The annual awards were conceptualised to recognise and reward the...

Business women will be ready to party!
The Highland Business Women (HBW) Awards are set to return for 2025 and is being sponsored by SJ Highland Construction. Taking place on August 21 at the Kingsmills Hotel, in Inverness, all the stops are being pulled out to celebrate female...

Businesses urged to act now as environmental deadline nears
Strict environmental targets for commercial properties could leave landlords with an unlettable portfolio if action isn’t taken now to improve sustainability and efficiency. Joe Collison manging director of CES and renewable energy specialist Joe...

President Mahama attributes Fitch upgrade of Ghana to pruden...
President John Dramani Mahama has credited Ghana’s improved credit rating by Fitch Ratings to his government’s disciplined and strategic approach to economic recovery. Fitch recently raised Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating...
Politics: 2025Talks - June 18, 2025
Politics and views in the United States. Trump's big budget and policy act faces pushback from clean energy advocates and small businesses. A federal court weighs legality of deploying the California National Guard over the governor's objections....

President orders end of subsidies on Luanda-Cabinda air route
João Lourenço, in a presidential decree dated 13 June, which Lusa had access to this Tuesday, states that he is revoking the decree in force since 2017, which establishes the system for granting subsidies to air fares on the route to Cabinda...

President calls parliamentary parties to consultations on nominating Romania’s next PM
President Nicușor Dan will meet the parliamentary parties on Thursday, June 19, for consultations on nominating the next PM, the Presidential Administration announced. The Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL), the Save...

Business News | India's Most Forward-Thinking Workplaces to Be Celebrated at the GCC Workplace Awards 2025
BusinessWire India Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], June 18: The GCC Workplace Awards 2025, powered by Zyoin Group, will be held on the 11th of July at Hilton Manyata, Bengaluru, to recognise the organisations that are reimagining what the modern...

President of Turkmenistan will speak at "Central Asia-China" summit in Astana
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov is taking part in the second summit in the "Central Asia – China" format, which is being held in the capital of Kazakhstan. The event is being attended by the head of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of...

President Ilham Aliyev to visit Türkiye tomorrow, “Azerbaijan Neighborhood” to open in Kahramanmaras
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will visit Türkiye on June 19 at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Fahrettin Altun, Head of the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidential Administration, APA reports....

Business News | Simplilearn Launches SimpliMentor GPT, the EdTech Industry's First AI-Powered Career Coach Revolutionizing Digital Upskilling
BusinessWire India Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], June 18: Simplilearn, a leading global digital skills training platform, announced the launch of SimpliMentor GPT, the edtech industry's first comprehensive AI-powered career coach specifically...

Political parties fund: UDA gets lion share as Ruto allies win big
President William Ruto, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi (right) and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula during an Interdenominational church service at Amutala Stadium in Kimilili, Bungoma County. [PCS] President William Ruto's...
President to unveil Farmer Service Centres
President John Mahama will officially unveil the Farmer Service Centres, an initiative of the government, in August this year to support farmers with modern agriculture equipment and technology. The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku,...

President Trump plans third executive order to extend TikTok deadline
It does not look likely that TikTok will be going dark, and that's because the White House says that President Donald Trump will be signing an executive order this week to extend the deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to divest the app. Back in...

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE WED 6-18-25
GLOBAL LANDSCAPE WED 6-18-25 (SRN NEWS) – “Global Landscape,” a standout feature from SRN News, is a concise two-minute audio segment that delivers a snapshot of the day’s top religion-related news stories from around the world. This engaging...

President Tinubu commissions construction of new INEC headquarters
President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the annex office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, saying the edifice symbolises Nigeria’s commitment to electoral integrity, institutional autonomy, and...
Economists cut Singapore’s 2025 growth forecast to 1.7% on geopolitical and trade tensions
The economists in the MAS survey also see growth stuck at 1.7 per cent in 2026, suggesting they see no meaningful rebound next year.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI SINGAPORE - Private sector economists lowered their 2025 economic growth projection for...

Politics and criminality
Dear Editor, “Understanding victims and victimization has required more than merely analyzing criminal justice, but rather much wider social, political, and economic relations.” — Robert Elias, “The Politics of Victimization Victims, Victimology,...