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Ardingly Economics

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A good explainer: What's at stake in Britain's post-Brexit trade talks? theguardian.com/politics/ng-…

What's at stake in Britain's post-Brexit trade talks?

As UK trade negotiations continue with the EU and US, how many deals have been made, and what proportion of UK trade do they cover?

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Q. What form do you think UK fiscal stimulus will take? What can Rishi Sunak do to boost the economy? theguardian.com/politics/202…

What can Rishi Sunak do to boost the economy?

Measures on VAT, business rates and training could be part of his July stimulus package

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The importance of primary product exports for LDCs.
James Hall (@hallaboutafrica) profile pictureJames Hall
@hallaboutafrica18 Jun 2020
In Tanzania gold is king. 1/3 of TZ's export $$ comes from minerals. No, not Tanzanite; gold was the big export in 2019. Tobacco was next at 10% of export earnings, and 3rd at 8% was oil seeds (avocado oil, hemp oil, etc.) 🇹🇿⛏️🥑worldstopexports.com/tanzani…
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UK begins talks with Australia and New Zealand on free trade deal for post-Brexit era theguardian.com/business/202…

UK begins talks with Australia and New Zealand on free trade deal for post-Brexit era

Australian and New Zealand ministers say they are eager to do deals with the UK as their economies emerge from the coronavirus crisis

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Bank of England pumps an extra £100bn into UK economy theguardian.com/business/202…

Bank of England pumps an extra £100bn into UK economy

Quantitative easing expanded to help Britain recover from coronavirus crisis

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BBC News - Amazon v EU: Has the online giant met its match? bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53…

Amazon v EU: Has the online giant met its match?

The EU looks set to charge Amazon for anti-competitive behaviour.

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Q The consumer to the rescue? BBC News - Shoppers rush to the High Street as England stores reopen bbc.co.uk/news/business-5304…
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Interventionist SSPs: the power of infrastructure projects to drive long run economic growth.
James Hall (@hallaboutafrica) profile pictureJames Hall
@hallaboutafrica10 Jun 2020
High highway. Work continues on Algeria's US$13billion 1216km East-West Highway, one of the biggest public works projects now in the world. When finished it will run from the Morocco border completely across the country to Tunisia.
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The scale of the downturn! Britain's GDP falls 20.4% in April as economy is paralysed by lockdown theguardian.com/business/202…

UK GDP falls by record 20.4% in April as lockdown paralyses economy

Latest figures reflect many businesses closing down and workers placed on furlough

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Q The current stock market rally: why? And will this sow the seeds for a bubble? 'It's not capitalism': why are global financial markets zooming up? theguardian.com/business/202…

'It's not capitalism': why are global financial markets zooming up?

The stock rally suggests the markets – driven by Wall Street – think the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is over, but the lift could be inflating another bubble

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Q Should the BofE adopt a more 'growth-friendly' remit? Also v interesting to see some free-market think tanks arguing for massive Keynesian stimulus! Bank of England faces calls to overhaul 'restrictive' remit theguardian.com/business/202…

Bank of England faces calls to overhaul 'restrictive' remit

Move will accelerate recovery from coronavirus crisis, says Policy Exchange thinktank

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Risks to globalisation and prosperity (see chart). Q What would you policy proposals be?
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@wef4 Jun 2020
How the world can ‘reset’ itself after #COVID19 – according to these experts bit.ly/3dvICxx #coronavirus #TheGreatReset
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(How) do you think our world should be 'reset' post-covid?
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@wef3 Jun 2020
Now is the time for a 'great reset' bit.ly/36TgGkK #TheGreatReset #wef21
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Statista@StatistaCharts3 Jun 2020
The US is on top of the world in overall net wealth, but the picture looks a bit different when sorting countries by their per-capita average wealth. #Switzerland is far out front on these 2 lists showing average and median wealth. statista.com/chart/19651/cou…
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Q1. Will the UK housing market bounce back? And, if so, how quickly? Q2. Implications for wealth effects and economic recovery? BBC News - House prices see largest monthly fall for 11 years, says Nationwide bbc.co.uk/news/business-5288…
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Internet connectivity and economic development.
James Hall (@hallaboutafrica) profile pictureJames Hall
@hallaboutafrica30 May 2020
Speedier internet. Landing in Somalia, a new 37,000km data cable will encircle Africa, connecting 16 countries to Europe, Asia: Congo-Brazzaville, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, DRC, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa.
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Hello followers. Please do encourage your fellow econ students to join us. Happy half term!
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@IMFNews22 May 2020
How is #Ethiopia using the $411 million IMF emergency assistance to fight #COVID19? ow.ly/1ftM50zNASH #IMFAfrica

Ethiopia

Here is how Ethiopia is using the US$411 million IMF emergency assistance to fight COVID-19.

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Q. COVID helps to correct a market failure?
Statista (@StatistaCharts) profile pictureStatista@StatistaCharts22 May 2020
As physical distancing guidelines are helping us handle the #covid19 pandemic, people in the US have been searching for alternatives to crowded public transport and the bike industry benefiting. Leisure bike sales have surged 121%. statista.com/chart/21794/yea…
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BBC News - Coronavirus: World Bank warns 60m at risk of 'extreme poverty' Key knowledge: the World Bank defines "extreme (absolute) poverty" as living on less than $1.90 (£1.55) per person per day.  Q. What can be done to limit this? bbc.co.uk/news/business-5273…

Coronavirus: World Bank warns 60m at risk of 'extreme poverty'

The financial impact of the coronavirus is hitting poor nations hard and destroying millions of livelihoods.

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