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...For instance, loan loss provisions were 0.6 per cent in the 2022 annual report. In the 2023 version that figure became 1 per cent....
...He said that ASCL analysis showed schools would not be able to afford the pay uplifts without budget cuts that would hurt education provision....
...The IMF forecasts that the structural deficit will reach 4 per cent of trend GDP this year, and increase to 5.3 per cent by 2026....
...Need to know: UK and Europe economy The UK economy bounced back more than expected in November with growth of 0.3 per cent, lifted by the services sector, strong Black Friday sales and fewer strikes....
...Putin dismissed the idea of Russia attacking Europe as “nonsense” but cautioned, “We also have weapons that can strike targets on their territory”. 2....
...The peace process provisions sparked political disputes among Palestinians and Israelis. Rabin was assassinated by an Israeli rightwing extremist in 1995....
...In Gaza, Hamas has dug a giant network of deep, bombproof tunnels, and stocked them with provisions to resist a months-long Israeli siege....
...There needs to be a political conversation about where the UK strikes the balance....
...Social care provision also needs to be strengthened, according to the blueprint, to help ensure the plan is delivered....
...He was speaking as the bank reported third-quarter earnings, including a $500mn provision related to commercial property in mainland China. 4....
...Nato ministers say western support for Ukraine needs to move away from direct provision to procurement and domestic production....
...Economic activity, as well as the provision of essential public services, is also vulnerable to strike action....
...German inflation fell faster than expected to 3 per cent in September, its lowest annual rate since June 2021....
...It followed other market-friendly reforms by preceding rightwing governments, including overhauls of the rigid labour code and pensions provision....
...While Ukraine is developing its own drone capabilities it still relies on its allies for long-range strikes....
...The government said the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which will deliver on a 2019 Tory manifesto pledge, would mean a certain level of provision having to run during walkouts on the transport...
...Joule, who will own 26 per cent of the venture, said he was “pleased that we have been able to strike a deal that protects the future of the company”....
...That was largely due to provisions Goldman made to cover potential losses on loans....
...Worker strikes remain commonplace, as do labour shortages, which should act to prop up wage growth....
...Blackstone is the kind of investor that strikes these sorts of opportunistic deals with others, rather than being cornered into them itself....
...Total orders dropped by 13.3 per cent in the six months to the end of October, which the company said was partly due to industrial action....
...Markets: Futures for the Euro Stoxx 50 and the FTSE 100 were up 0.4 and 0.3 per cent respectively....
...BAT also booked a separate £450mn provision from an investigation into an alleged historical breach of US sanctions, and £310mn of other charges....
...So just to start with inflation, right, the consumer price index for July in China came in at -0.3 per cent compared to the last year. Prices are falling. It’s entered deflationary territory....
...shed $7.7bn in market value on Monday, after Washington unveiled new export controls on Friday that restrict the sale of semiconductors made with US technology unless vendors obtain an export licence. 3....
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