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...Tony Lo, head of the Midland estate agent’s commercial property branch, said the monthly rent of one 7,700 sq ft luxury outlet in Tsim Sha Tsui had fallen 70 per cent since 2019 to HK$200mn ($25.6mn)....
...What An estate with 2,700 sq m of internal space, which is accessed via a cypress-lined driveway....
...Ministers have now rolled out freeports in England and Wales, which Gove told MPs in January had so far attracted £2.87bn in investment — £2.15bn of which is from international sources — and created 5,700...
...What A house measuring more than 7,000 sq ft including five bedrooms, a pool house and two-storey garage....
...Officials expect price gains to settle within the 2-4 per cent target by the end of this year....
...The initiative returns this month after a four-year hiatus with 700 records: seven artists, including Celeste, Hozier and Paul McCartney, have contributed a track for 100 records each....
...Bridgewater’s flagship All Weather Strategy China Private Investment Fund, which targets wealthy individuals with a minimum investment of Rmb5mn ($700,000), yielded 10.2 per cent last year, according to...
...The group now anticipates 2024 revenue growth of 5-7 per cent and adjusted operating profit growth of 7-10 per cent....
...The redundancies in the deal advisory team were set to be announced during hastily convened calls on Tuesday morning and would affect about 110 people, close to 7 per cent of the nearly 1,700-strong UK deals...
...Overall, Israel’s offensive has killed 12,700 people in Gaza, including almost 5,350 children, according to Palestinian health officials....
...The study also found that the difference between the average and highest commission was higher under DCA arrangements — at about £2,000 compared with £700 under a flat-fee model....
...These all sold on December 7 for a total £6.3mn (£7.9mn with fees, est £3.1mn-£4.7mn), with bidding online coming from as far afield as China and Australia, as well as in the saleroom and over the phone....
...The proportion of construction companies reporting a lack of new orders also rose to 44.2 per cent in August, up from 40.3 per cent in the previous month and 13.8 per cent a year ago....
...The centre’s leaders are now challenging the ban in court and an initial ruling is expected on February 7....
...The share of India’s population living in extreme poverty has fallen from 18.7 per cent in 2015 to 12 per cent in 2021, according to World Bank data....
...Until April 7. further information and tickets here Gary Simmons: Public Enemy presents the most in-depth showcase to date of the multidisciplinary artist, spanning three decades and featuring 70 works....
...He was appointed to the board in May 2022 and on Tuesday Unilever announced it would split off its ice-cream business and cut 7,500 jobs....
...Securing water has become a huge challenge for Palestinian families in the territory, home to 2.3mn people, where the temperature on Sunday was 31C....
...It falls from 4.5% of GDP in 2023-24, to 3.0%, 2.7%, 2.3%, 1.6% and 1.1% in 2028-29....
...More than 700 tonnes of rain per acre fell in just 12 hours on September 7 — almost double the amount that typically falls in Athens in one year. In Greece, 16 people died in the floods....
...In 2020, Allen & Overy increased paternity leave from two paid weeks to 12 in the UK and enhanced adoption leave....
...The Phoenix Group was one of six employers in the UK to sign up to the Living Pension accreditation at launch, with some 6,700 employees able to benefit from minimum pension contributions of 12 per cent....
...Consulting revenues at the group fell 1 per cent to $8.3bn while sales by the managed services, or outsourcing, division grew 12 per cent to $7.5bn....
...A good starting point is the average UK home, consuming 12.2MWh of natural gas a year and 2.9MWh of power, for a total pre-crisis energy bill of £1,200....
...The supply of new homes peaked at 242,700 in 2020, still short of the government target of 300,000....
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