... given substantially lower living costs there. China continues to hold the attention of international corporations and foreign governments as a major market for goods and services. © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical...

...Oxford Analytica Headline INT: Industry downturn and services CPI fears contrast INT: The flash purchasing managers index (PMI) for January for Japan, the euro-area and the United Kingdom released by S&P Global today show that the euro-area manufacturing PMI rose to an eight-month high...

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...Oxford Analytica Significance Reeves is particularly interested in bolstering EU investment in the UK financial services sector, which the United Kingdom’s Labour government sees as key to its economic growth ambitions. Impacts The surge in support for the populist Reform UK will limit...

... energy environment finance foreign trade growth infrastructure internet investment monetary policy prices reform renewable energy services technology airlines banking party privatisation regional Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) On December 31...

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... services EAST ASIA: Early releases of the December manufacturing purchasing managers' indexes (PMIs) came from Japan and China today. China's official survey by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the manufacturing PMI was little changed at 50.1 in December. The services PMI rose from...

...Oxford Analytica Headline INTERNATIONAL: Services trade will be a key GDP driver © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

... trade manufacturing services GERMANY: The ifo institute reported yesterday that its December Business Climate Index fell to its lowest level in over four years, declining to 84.7 points from 85.6 in the previous month. Manufacturing experienced a marked decline, falling from minus 22 to minus...

...Oxford Analytica Headline CANADA: Postal operations will resume as strike ends CANADA: Canada Post, the national postal service, said yesterday that operations will resume tomorrow. On December 13, the federal government, through Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon, intervened in the strike...

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... growth services INTERNATIONAL: Fuelled by strong orders, the US services purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 56.1 in November, the highest since March 2022. Many firms indicated that the end of election-related uncertainty prompted customers to order more. Others suggested that lower...

... monetary policy prices services RUSSIA: Central Bank of Russia (CBR) head Elvira Nabiullina said today that the bank has noticed a slowdown in the growth rate of lending, including corporate lending. Speaking at the VTB forum's macroeconomic session "Russia Calling," Nabiullina said that banks...

...). The main drivers were industry and services, including tourism. Kip depreciation contributed to high inflation. According to the Fund's report, the average LAK:USD exchange rate depreciated by 31.8% and average annual growth in consumer prices was 31.2%. 4.1%GDP growth projected by the IMF...

... or recommendations that may be relied on. Where links to external websites are provided, this does not indicate that Oxford Analytica or Emerald agree with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2024 International INT economy manufacturing services INTERNATIONAL...

..., restrictions on trade in services and restrictions on access to foreign direct investment and public procurement (see EU: Brussels will be assertive with new trade tools - April 18, 2024). © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical...

... foreign investment foreign policy government policy services immigration Education UNITED STATES: The Institute of International Education (IEE), a Washington-based NGO supporting international educational exchanges, yesterday issued its annual 'Open Doors' report covering international...

... services wages President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Yavuz Ozden/dia Images/Getty Images) Turkey is not scheduled to hold an election until 2028 -- an unusual electoral hiatus for a country that has had seven elections and a referendum in the past decade. © Oxford Analytica 2024. All...

... exchange rate manufacturing services INT: Donald Trump declared victory today in the US presidential election, sending the trade-weighted dollar and the ten-year treasury bond yield to their rates highest since June, and the price of bitcoin to a record high. Markets continue to fully price...