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UK house prices rise at fastest pace since Feb 2023, ONS says
Date: November 20, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose at the fastest pace since February 2023 in the 12 months to September, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday. The average house price in the United Kingdom in September was 2.9% higher than a year earlier at 292,000 pounds ($370,000), accelerating from a 2.7%...
Swiss industry gloomy over prospects as sales and exports slip
Date: November 20, 2024
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss industry is struggling with falling orders and sales as weaker European demand and a strong franc hit exporters, with two surveys showing companies gloomy about their prospects. Escalating trade tensions, with the possibility of higher export tariffs when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year is also...
Bank of Spain puts cost of October floods at 0.2%/GDP in fourth quarter
Date: November 20, 2024
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Catastrophic floods in eastern Spain last month are likely to have a negative impact of 0.2 percentage points on gross domestic product in the fourth quarter, the Bank of Spain said on Wednesday, also expecting a mild acceleration in inflation. More than 200 people died in the deadliest flooding in...
Croatia to clamp down on short-term tourist rentals to ease price squeeze
Date: November 20, 2024
By Antonio Bronic SPLIT, Croatia (Reuters) – Croatia is set to become the latest European country to tackle a tourism-related housing price crunch, although some property owners fear the proposed legislation will hit business. A package of draft laws was approved in the Croatian parliament last week, but the final nationwide legislation will only be...
British PM Starmer to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE to boost investment, source says
Date: November 20, 2024
DUBAI (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next month, a source briefed on the plans said on Wednesday, as Britain seeks to deepen ties with the wealthy Gulf states. Another source briefed on Starmer’s UAE travel plans confirmed the UAE visit. Both sources spoke on...
Factbox-COP29 climate talks enter final stretch: What happens next?
Date: November 20, 2024
BAKU (Reuters) – Marathon COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch on Wednesday when the Azerbaijani hosts are due to publish an update on negotiations so far as the summit seeks to agree a new goal on issues including climate finance. The talks, which began on Nov. 11, are due to end on Friday at...