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France Cuts 2024 Growth Forecast as Outlook Darkens
Date: February 19, 2024
France cuts 2024 growth forecast as outlook darkens By Elizabeth Pineau and Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) -French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the government had lowered its forecast for 2024 GDP growth to 1% from 1.4% as war in Ukraine and Gaza and a slowdown at top trading partners Germany and China darkened...
Saudi Arabia’s Investment Ministry Withdraws Budget Data
Date: February 6, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s investment ministry withdraws budget data DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s investment ministry removed fiscal data from a monthly bulletin published earlier on Monday on its website that showed the kingdom would record a budget surplus in 2023. There was no fiscal data in an updated version of the report on the website. A government...
Analysis-Green Backlash Looms Over EU Elections
Date: February 5, 2024
Analysis-Green backlash looms over EU elections By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – What a difference five years make. During the last European Union elections in 2019, hundreds of thousands across the 27-nation bloc staged protests to fight climate change. Ahead of this year’s EU vote, farmers are in the streets demanding fewer green rules, and...
Factbox-Germany Hit by Strikes as Workers Demand Better Pay and Conditions
Date: February 5, 2024
Factbox-Germany hit by strikes as workers demand better pay and conditions BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has been hit by a series of strikes since the start of 2024 as unions press for higher wages and improved working conditions to make up for high inflation and staff shortages in Europe’s largest economy. The industrial action has...
Italy Minister Sounds Alarm on Delays Ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics
Date: February 2, 2024
Italy minister sounds alarm on delays ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday he was increasingly worried about delays in preparations for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which are to be held in Milan and the Alpine town of Cortina d’Ampezzo. The two venues were officially named...
France Steps up Security as Paris Farmers’ Protest Looms
Date: January 29, 2024
France steps up security as Paris farmers’ protest looms By Benjamin Mallet and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) -France stepped up security measures on Sunday as farmers prepared to converge on Paris as part of nationwide protests from agricultural workers demanding better pay and living conditions. Farmers in France, the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer, have...