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scmp.com - Edith Lin - Hong Kong must remove bottlenecks to grow yacht economy, industry leaders say
Hong Kong must remove bottlenecks to grow yacht economy, industry leaders say
South China Morning Post

Hong Kong should urgently address its bottlenecks in developing a yacht economy by improving immigration procedures, upgrading mooring facilities and curating niche tourism itineraries following Beijing's policy relaxation on yachts from the city…

scmp.com - SCMP Editorial - Editorial | One small step, one giant leap for Hong Kong's space economy
Editorial | One small step, one giant leap for Hong Kong's space economy
South China Morning Post

With the first Hong Kong astronaut on board, China's Shenzhou-23 mission has opened up new horizons. It sends a clear message that space technology and exploration is not out of reach for a place traditionally known for its strength in finance and…

scmp.com - Jevans Nyabiage - How China will play a major role in Benin's economic growth as a new era begins
How China will play a major role in Benin's economic growth as a new era begins
South China Morning Post

In Cotonou, Benin's largest city and economic capital located on the southern Atlantic coast, construction crews are busy building major projects, stretching from large-scale port upgrades to the asphalt-paving of the commercial hub's main roads.

csmonitor.com - EMMA BURROWS - Russia comes after Western technology as sanctions squeeze the economy
Russia comes after Western technology as sanctions squeeze the economy
The Christian Science Monitor

Russia's intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country's wartime economy, three senior European intelligence officials told The Associated Press.

fastcompany.com - The Conversation - Inflation is spreading through the U.S. economy beyond the pump
Inflation is spreading through the U.S. economy beyond the pump
Fast Company

Americans don't need a press release to know that inflation is rising. Gasoline is above $4 per gallon amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the release of key price data on May 28 underscores why…

townhall.com - Dr. Rainer Zitelmann - Germany's Economic Stagnation Has a Root Cause - and It's in the Classroom
Germany's Economic Stagnation Has a Root Cause - and It's in the Classroom
Townhall

From Innovation Leader to Educational Decline: Germany's Growing Crisis According to a study commissioned by UNICEF, only 60 percent of 15-year-olds in Germany still possess a “minimum level of competence” in reading and mathematics.

bloomberg.com - Chris Anstey - Why Putin's Macro Discipline Is Squeezing Russia's Main Economic Engine
Why Putin's Macro Discipline Is Squeezing Russia's Main Economic Engine
Bloomberg

This article is for subscribers only. This week's newsletter is written by Senior Editor Chris Anstey, who has spent two decades covering global economics, government and markets for Bloomberg News. Your is welcome, and if you aren't yet signed up…

gizmodo.com - Mike Pearl - As 1 Million New Car Buyers Vanish From U.S. Economy, a New Car Increasingly Becomes a Distant Dream
As 1 Million New Car Buyers Vanish From U.S. Economy, a New Car Increasingly Becomes a Distant Dream
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

There's not just a downtick in new car ownership lately. Trends suggest that buying a new car is increasingly a baller move, rather than something normal Americans can do. Projections from Ford, GM, Toyota, as well as other automakers all agree on…

afr.com - Richard Holden - There is no economic case for taxing work and investment the same
There is no economic case for taxing work and investment the same
Australian Financial Review

This is another fine mess Jim Chalmers has got himself into. Just when one might have thought that he couldn't top the economic illiteracy and political stupidity of taxing unrealised capital gains, he's outdone himself with the proposed changes to…

pressherald.com - Kelley Bouchard - Higher fuel costs raise red flags across Maine's economy
Higher fuel costs raise red flags across Maine's economy
Press Herald

Gas prices remain high, retail sales in Maine are flagging and the economic uncertainty of the last year and a half shows no sign of letting up soon. Inflation grew at its fastest pace in three years in April, up 3.8% from March based on the latest…

breitbart.com - Breitbart TV - Carney: Evidence Points to Possible Economic Boom After Iran War Ends
Carney: Evidence Points to Possible Economic Boom After Iran War Ends
Breitbart

Friday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Breitbart's John Carney talked about the economy. Carney said, “I think the economy is doing really well, even despite the war. The thing that impressed me the most about the latest consumer…

fortune.com - D. Brian Blank - High gas prices are just the start - inflation is seeping into the rest of the economy
High gas prices are just the start - inflation is seeping into the rest of the economy
Fortune

Americans don't need a press release to know that inflation is rising. Gasoline is above $4 per gallon amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the release of key price data on May 28, 2026, underscores…

boardingarea.com - Kevincm - Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (30th May) - Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (30th May) - Economy Class & Beyond
BoardingArea

It's the end of a scorcher of a week in the United Kingdom, and as the weather cools off a little, it's time to sit in front of a fan, moan about the lack of air conditioning and look at some links in Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. And yes.

abc.net.au - Clare Armstrong - As One Nation broadens its economic appeal, the Liberals return to culture wars
As One Nation broadens its economic appeal, the Liberals return to culture wars
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

For years the Coalition's answer to the rise of conservative populism has been to treat it primarily as a cultural phenomenon. Under Angus Taylor, that instinct appears to be hardening. Yet while the Coalition reaches for battles on things like…

cafehayek.com - Don Boudreaux - Jamieson Greer's Ignorance of Economics and History Is Alarming
Jamieson Greer's Ignorance of Economics and History Is Alarming
Cafe Hayek

Here's a letter to F&D Magazine, a publication of the IMF. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wrote more than 2,100 words about trade yet managed to get correct approximately nothing (“ Economics for the Real Economy,” June…

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