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Piyush Goyal Holds Talks With Saudi Minister To Boost Trade And Investment Ties
ABP Live
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July 17, 2025
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that he held “a productive meeting” with Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Economy and Planning. Discussed strengthening India-Saudi...
Azerbaijan, Vietnam adopt action plan to boost trade, economic cooperation
News.Az
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Photo: Azerbaijan's Energy Ministry Azerbaijan and Vietnam adopted an Action Plan aimed at strengthening the bilateral trade and economic cooperation on the basis of strategic partnership. The Action Plan was signed following a meeting between...
Ola, Uber Strike in Maharashtra: Drivers Demand Reduced Commission Rates, Fixed Base Price Like Local Cabs and Implementation of Aggregator Policy by State Government
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
Mumbai, July 17: Ride-hailing services giants Ola and Uber face trouble as their drivers have initiated a strike in Mumbai. Due to the Ola Uber strike, customers were unable to use ride-hailing services offered by the companies for two days. The...
Labour minister: UK-EU trade deal could take another year to kick in
City A.M.
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July 17, 2025
Thursday 17 July 2025 8:22 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Nick Thomas-Symonds said the UK-EU trade deal could take another year to come into effect....
Ministry of Finance launches 2027–2029 budget cycle with flexible vision focused on sustainability, efficiency, and artificial intelligence
Emirates 24|7
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July 17, 2025
The Ministry of Finance has launched the federal general budget cycle for the 2027–2029 period, marking a new step in the continuous development of the government’s financial system. The move aims to enhance fiscal sustainability and aligns with...
Government urged to incentivise ecotourism with tax waivers
GhanaWeb
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July 17, 2025
The General Manager of Platinum Blue Island Resort, Eugene Vidzro, has called on government to introduce tax incentives to stimulate investment in Ghana’s growing ecotourism sector, particularly around the Lake Volta basin in the Eastern Region....
Ministry of Tourism and NBC Jointly Promote Use of Bakong To...
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, July 17, 2025 -- The Ministry of Tourism and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) have discussed the cooperation in promoting the tourism sector and encouraging the use of Khmer Riel through the Bakong Tourism App. The discussion...
Commerce Ministry seeks China’s foreign trade agency’s help to promote Thai GI products
The Nation Thailand
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July 17, 2025
Ekachat and his delegation requested the CCPIT’s support in promoting Thai agricultural products, particularly by expediting the registration of Thai GI products in China. The delegation highlighted several GI products pending registration,...
Minister promotes Indonesian traditional fabrics at UNESCO
Antara
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July 17, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Culture Minister Fadli Zon introduced and promoted Indonesian traditional fabrics to the international community during a visit to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in...
Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar meets South Korean special envoys
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 17, 2025
The meeting comes amid renewed efforts from both sides to boost cooperation across sectors such as green hydrogen, shipbuilding, investment, semiconductors, and regional security, especially in the Indo-Pacific India and South Korea had earlier...
Economic outlook under Buhari
The Sun Nigeria
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July 17, 2025
By Uche Usim Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to power in 2015 as a democratic leader, after three failed attempts, marked a chapter that will be studied for years to come. Expectations were high. Many thought he was going to hit the...
Government awards CIPs to 30 companies
The Rising Nepal
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By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, July 17: The government has honoured 30 commercial companies and organisations with the Commercially Important Person (CIP) awards. At a programme organised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS)...
Economy to double by the time we leave office in 2031 – HH
News Diggers
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July 17, 2025
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is impressed with the results of the country’s mineral resource mapping so far, stating that Zambia’s resource endowments are overwhelming. And President Hichilema says he hopes that the country’s GDP would...
World Insights: China's economic resilience drives global growth
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- In the face of a complex international landscape and mounting challenges, China achieved steady economic growth in the first half of 2025, boosting confidence in global growth potential. According to data released by...
Icelanders support reboot of EU accession talks, foreign minister says
Politico Europe
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July 17, 2025
The country’s pro-EU coalition government has promised a referendum on restarting EU accession talks by 2027, as they had been halted in 2013 under a previous right-wing government. Gunnarsdóttir, who is also the leader of Iceland’s pro-EU Reform...
Rising maize prices risky to economy
The Nation Malawi
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July 17, 2025
Economists have called for timely intervention to control rising maize prices, warning that any price surge risks exerting more inflationary pressures in an economy already exposed to election-induced spending. The experts were responding to an...
Limiting Chief Minister's Tenure To 2 Terms Among GRS Manifesto - Armizan
Bernama
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July 17, 2025
KOTA KINABALU, July 17 (Bernama) -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) is committed to limiting the Chief Minister's tenure in office to two consecutive terms as one of the key reforms in the party's manifesto for the upcoming Sabah state election. GRS...
Rachel Reeves’ ‘staggering’ economic chaos leaves Bank of England with ‘serious conundrum'
Daily Express
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July 17, 2025
Rachel Reeves' economic strategy is backfiring and leaving the Bank of England in an impossible position, financial experts have warned, after UK unemployment jumped to its highest level in four years and wage growth slowed again. Figures released...
Digital reform in focus as Minister Shehadeh meets donors at ESCWA
MTV Lebanon
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Minister of Displaced and Technology Kamal Shehadeh met with representatives of donor countries at the ESCWA headquarters in Beirut. Discussions reportedly focused on the digital transformation project, as a key lever for revitalizing the Lebanese...
Türkiye aims to lift trade volume with Georgia to $5B: Minister
Sabah
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July 17, 2025
Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said Wednesday that Türkiye and Georgia want to achieve a $5 billion (TL 201.42 billion) bilateral trade volume, adding that the current volume exceeded $3.5 billion. Bolat, along with Georgian Minister of Economy and...