The Business Times

Neil Behrmann

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De Beers and other major players in the global gems industry are about to launch a marketing blitz in an attempt to boost the sales of natural diamonds.

Struggling natural diamond industry seeks to rediscover sparkle

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, speaks during the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. The size of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut this week won't be a game changer for global investors, though risks from China's slowdown continue to weigh on their minds, according to participants at the regional forum. Photographer: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg
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Why the UK stock market and pound continue basking in sunshine of global bull market

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the new trade agreements with India, the US and the EU show that the UK is back on the world stage.
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Trio of trade deals marks UK’s return to the world stage

In December last year, the UK officially joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). With the UK on board as the first non-founding member, the CPTPP now spans five continents and nearly 600 million people.

UK to reap CPTPP benefits with strong focus on Asia: official

Pedestrians in the City of London on Dec 23, 2024. Fundraising from London’s IPOs fell by about 9 per cent in 2024 to US$1 billion.
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From tax incentives to simplified rules, City of London needs fresh ideas to attract investment

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves says the government has to do more in order to grow the sluggish economy.
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Faced with almost stagnant economy, UK’s Reeves promises all-out effort to kick-start growth

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has outlined six milestones that he wants voters to use in order to hold his government to account during this first term.
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UK’s Starmer seeks confidence boost as economy poised to expand by 2% in 2025

US president-elect Donald Trump (left) with French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris. Trump has said he can end the conflict quickly after he takes office in January.
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Trump’s big promise to reach peace deal with Putin to end Ukraine war is questionable

Business executives in the UK want British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (right) and his government to step up its diplomacy efforts with the incoming Trump administration in order to avoid a full-scale trans-Atlantic trade war.
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Amid fears of global trade war, a UK-US free trade deal would be a win-win for both nations

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on stage at the Britain's Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 23, 2024. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
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UK’s tax-and-spend Budget gives businesses cause for concern

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