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UN says Gaza struggling with most severe economic crisis on record

Gaza’s economy has collapsed to unprecedented levels, with GDP per capita falling to just 58 cents a day in 2025, according to the UN trade body.

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Israel’s record GDP reduction

The most recent report was a shocking one: the steep decline in economic activity in Israel.

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Sun descends for Japan as it loses title of ‘third largest economy’

Japan has been overtaken by Germany as the world’s third-largest economy, after the Asian country slipped into recession, according to data released Thursday, as the country battles a weak yen and an ageing, shrinking population.

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PALESTINE

UN: Israeli war renders Gaza ‘uninhabitable;’ restoration will take ‘decades’

The UN says the ongoing Israeli war has left the Gaza Strip “uninhabitable” and that the destruction will take “decades” to reverse.

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ECONOMY

UK economy flatlines as mass strikes chip at growth: Data

The UK economy has failed to grow in February after being hit by the effects of strikes across the public sector and weakness in industrial output.

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RUSSIA

Putin says ready for talks, orders truce; Ukraine rejects both

President Putin says Russia is ready for a serious dialog with Ukraine as he orders a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas. Kiev dismisses the offers as hypocrisy and propaganda.

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ECONOMY

UK ‘already in recession’ as Bank of England raises interest rates

The BoE on Thursday decided to increase the interest rate by 0.5 percentage points.

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ECONOMY

Watchdog: UK economy 'running on empty' as recession signals mount

​​​​​​​The UK economy is showing signs of stalling, as high inflation threatens a recession across the country, an industry watchdog survey has revealed.

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