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An expert on what the post-homeownership world looks like.
Budgeting to buy a home.
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New mortgage products designed to help struggling first-time buyers hark back to the pre-2008 market and so should come with a warning.
Pay transparency.
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Research shows strong evidence that pay transparency laws can reduce the gender pay gap.
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Those rights require legal protection.
Brazilian president Lula meets China’s president Xi on an official visit to Beijing in 2023.
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Alliances around the Ukraine war have highlighted fragmenting support for the west.
Cheerleader in chief, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.
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The bank has set hares running by forecasting actual growth of the UK economy in 2023, while most other forecasters are more downbeat.
Making industry greener – and stronger.
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Can UK business compete in an international green subsidy race?
Economically inactive people – those neither working nor actively seeking jobs – could help tackle UK labour shortages.
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People who are out of work for reasons such as long-term ill-health are often not well served by national employment support.
The results of Turkey’s upcoming election will have ramifications far beyond its borders.
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Whoever wins, the road ahead does not look pretty.
USA, winners in 2019.
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Growing interest in women’s football must be encouraged.
The Bank of England, London.
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The Bank of England is factoring more than sky-high inflation into its base rate decisions right now.
Bright ideas for British business.
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A long-term view on building up British business is key to showing the UK is ‘open for business’.
Xi Jinping speaks at one of the year’s key events, the ‘two sessions’ in Beijing.
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The decision-making process can be difficult to follow.
Place your bits.
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The new UK white paper reforming the gambling laws for the digital age says nothing about one of the most concerning new developments in this field in the past 20 years.
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Shorter working weeks bring economic benefits but also boost employee wellbeing.
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Digital bank runs are a new threat to financial stability.
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The UK must refocus its efforts to attract investment post-Brexit, but here’s why it’s still ‘open for business’.
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Companies can curb bullying bosses and support victims, but will yours?
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Why addressing inequality in ‘left-behind’ places requires more than ‘levelling up’.
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There will be not one, but seven crowns present at the king’s coronation ceremony.
Some towns in Albania have lost much of their population due to migration.
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Albania has a falling birthrate and few jobs for young people.
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Digital only commercial news websites still struggle for revenue streams.
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in celebratory mood.
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It’s not just Premier League clubs that enjoy the benefits of being in the spotlight.
Working late.
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Expecting workers to commit to long hours undermines gender equality in the workplace and the home.
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Sex-based policies can lead to backlash and further discrimination in the workplace.