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Trade-in scheme to boost pickup sales
Bangkok Post
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June 25, 2025
The state's pickup trade-in scheme is expected to help stimulate domestic pickup sales, which have been plummeting as the automotive sector slows, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). From January to May, sales of pure pickups fell by 17%...
Government to Establish Fisheries Port in Pesalai by 2026 with World Bank Support
Lanka News Web
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June 24, 2025
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development has reaffirmed its dedication to strengthening infrastructure and protecting the livelihoods of Sri Lanka’s coastal communities. At the Mannar District Fisheries Coordination Committee...
Trade agreements with US, EU to be concluded soon: Sitharaman
The Print
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June 24, 2025
New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said negotiations for the proposed free trade agreements with the US and European Union (EU) are progressing at a fast pace and would be concluded soon. All efforts are being...
Minister Shane Jones accuses council of being 'iwi back office'
RNZ
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June 24, 2025
The Minister for Regional Development Shane Jones wants politicians to ask ratepayers if regional councils are value for money. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER The Minister for Regional Development Shane Jones says problems in regional councils are...
Commerce Division’s expenditure: NA approves two demands for grants of over Rs26.99bn
Business Recorder
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June 25, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved two demands for grants of more than Rs26.99 billion for Commerce Division’s expenditure for the financial year ending June 30, 2026. Finance and Revenue Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the demands in...
Government of Egypt, UNHCR and UNDP Launch Egypt Refugee and Resilience Response Plan
Sada Elbalad
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June 24, 2025
Tue 24 Jun 2025 | 10:42 PM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates (MFA), in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the 2025 Egypt Refugee and...
Minister Welcomes Launch Of Draft National Infrastructure Plan
Scoop
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Hon Chris Bishop Minister for Infrastructure Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop encourages New Zealanders to have their say on the draft National Infrastructure Plan released today by the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission. “Improving the way...
Policy group offers Trump another path forward on tariffs
The Center Square
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June 24, 2025
(The Center Square) – A nonprofit group wants an appeals court to consider another trade statute as it evaluates legal challenges to President Donald Trump's sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs. The America First Policy Institute wrote in a...
Government report's 13 terrifying warnings for Brits to 'actively prepare' for war
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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June 24, 2025
The British public has been told it must "actively prepare" for war on UK soil - along with a string of chilling warnings - in a long-awaited UK Government report. The National Security Strategy, published this afternoon, highlights a string of...
'Economic blackout' movement now wants you to boycott McDonald's, starting today
KSL - Utah
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NEW YORK — McDonald's is the latest target of a grassroots "economic blackout" campaign that has previously targeted other major companies with mixed success. The People's Union USA, led by John Schwarz, is now calling on people to boycott...
Commerce City’s Buffalo Run golf course teaching the game to military veterans
Commerce City Sentinel Express - Colorado
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June 24, 2025
Dan Medina faced plenty of dire situations in his former role as a United State Navy technician who routinely rendered harmless deadly underwater explosives. Thus, his attempt to sink a 20-foot putt under the sun-drenched sky at Commerce City’s...
Government Has Secured Additional BGN 4 Mln for Young People in Bulgaria, Youth Minister Says
Bulgarian News Agency
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After the Council of Ministers' meeting on Tuesday, Minister of Youth and Sports Ivan Peshev said the Government has "provided an additional BGN 4,000,000 for the youth centres in eight Bulgarian municipalities in order to ensure their...
Government branded ‘dangerously flat-footed’ in recovering £1.9bn of Covid loan losses
The Independent
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June 24, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Government ‘passive’ in recovering £1.9bn of Covid loan losses, MPs warn
Northwich Guardian
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – comprised of cross-party MPs – criticised the lack of incentive for lenders to recover the money. The bounce back loan scheme was set up in the early days of the Covid-19 lockdowns when businesses across the...
Government plans to cut energy bills for thousands of businesses, but industry boss warns plans are ‘short-term fix’
LBC
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24 June 2025, 19:58 North Sea oil and gas production. Picture: PA UK Government plans to cut power bills for thousands of businesses are a "short-term fix", the head of a key industry body said, as he urged ministers to focus efforts on boosting...
Minister to meet food delivery firms over reports of illegal workers
BBC
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June 24, 2025
Guy LambertSociety reporter Francesca GillettBBC News ShareSave The government will meet food delivery companies for talks next week after reports that some asylum seekers are working illegally as couriers within hours of arriving in the UK. The...
Government wants to position Jamaica as leader in investment destination
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government intends to have Jamaica established as a leader in logistics and manufacturing, as well as an investment destination. “Nearly five decades ago, the Garmex Free Zone was...
Economy Ministry hits pause on Bonte 2030, offering only fixed-rate peso securities
Buenos Aires Herald
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June 24, 2025
The Finance Secretariat announced the list of peso-denominated bonds scheduled for Wednesday’s debt auction. The statement surprised the markets by omitting the BONTE 2030, a bond that is subscribed in dollars and paid for in local currency. The...
Government was warned not to buy rail-enabled ferries by Treasury
RNZ
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June 24, 2025
Minister for Rail Winston Peters announcing the Cook Strait ferry replacement plan back in March. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Treasury advised the government not to buy rail enabled Cook Strait ferries three weeks before it announced it would. On...
Trade Commission restructure 'ushers in new economic era'
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 24, 2025
By Fay Simmons Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Trade Commission is “ushering in a new economic era”, aided by a restructuring that has created 12 different committees, as it focuses on issues such as export policy...