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Israel's Ministry of Finance estimates that the fiscal deficit will grow to 2%-3% of GDP by the end of 2024, a source close to the matter has told "Globes." This means that the deficit may turn out to be double or even…

Stocks have posted sizable gains to start the year, with the S&P 500 up 8%, on hopes that a soft landing for the economy is in the cards. On Wall Street, Goldman Sachs just lowered its recession odds. The 500,000-plus jobs added by…

A £40m two-year government pilot is to test how cutting-edge anti-obesity drugs can be made more widely available outside of hospital settings. The initiative will see adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 35 and one…

A decade ago, US law enforcement was content to swat down a dark-web black market for drugs and send its dealers and buyers scrambling to the next biggest anonymous online bazaar on their list. Now, one sprawling set of worldwide takedowns…

Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar’s security detail was in for a surprise last week when actor Annu Kapoor, along with the producer and the director of the upcoming film  Main Deendayal Hoon, reached his house in…

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The Economic Survey noted that SHGs have had a positive effect on women economically, socially and politically, empowering them through various pathways. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout With 75% of…

I had a great chat with Nosibusiso Ngqondoyi from Old Mutual Multi-Managers about the local hedge fund industry. It is surprisingly small, at just under R90 billion of assets under management, but importantly the industry has a great track…

Iran’s supreme leader used a recent address to academics to praise the effectiveness of his country’s military drones, which according to Kyiv and the west are being sold to Russia and used to pummel Ukraine’s big cities.Whereas once people…

This year’s GCSE results for England and Wales are expected to confirm a widening north-south education gap, prompting a prediction that the government will miss one of its key levelling-up targets if it continues to hold back pupils in the…