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Weakening manufacturing demand clouds economic outlook: Conference Board

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Amid minor headwinds to economic growth, “client concerns have shifted from recession to re-acceleration,” according to analysts at Bank of America Securities.

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Uzbekistan Minister Laziz Kudratov On Country’s Sweeping Economic Makeover

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Along with a more business-friendly environment, key reforms, such as reducing VAT from 20% to 12% and creating special economic zones, we have strengthened our position as an attractive destination for foreign investors. We have recently secured a $13.1 We have seen GDP rise by 6% in 2023 and 6.4% in the first half of 2024.

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Cybersecurity spending slows amid economic headwinds: report

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Average security budget growth was lowest in cyber-mature sectors, such as tech, finance and healthcare, according to the research.

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Asia-Pacific: Economic Growth Taking Off

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The region is set to drive global economic growth, powered by its population and tech sector. The Asia-Pacific region (APAC) will lead global economic growth over the next 15 years thanks to several factors, some of which are already manifest and some of which have yet to emerge. billion citizens to 4.6

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Ethiopia: A Stock Market Relaunch Heralds Economic Transformation

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On January 10, it shed the tag with the relaunch of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). For Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, ringing the bell to mark the opening of ESX was a momentous occasion and another feather in his philosophy of economic liberalization. So far, ESX has one listing, by Wegagen Bank.

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Economic Freedom Matters for Intergenerational Income Mobility

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There is also a great deal of empirical evidence suggesting that it is a relevant economic fact. In our article in the Southern Economic Journal , Justin Callais and I argue that economic freedom (our proxy for institutions) is a powerful force to enhance income mobility. This explanation is elegantly simple.

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