Economy

May 21, 2026
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Economy

West’s first Mayoral Development Zone announced

Swindon & Wiltshire Economy Thursday May 21 2026 The Chancellor and the Housing Secretary have backed plans for the country’s fastest-growing regional economy to soon become home to its...

May 21, 2026
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Economy

EU baffled by mixed US-China signals on rare earths restrictions

The European Commission said on Monday it is still uncertain about the extent of China’s sweeping export controls on rare earths, after Beijing announced a temporary suspension of some...

May 21, 2026
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Economy

Reed harvesters in Dhi Qar fuel traditional economy across southern Iraq

DHI QAR — Before dawn, reed collectors in Iraq’s Dhi Qar governorate head into the marshlands of Umm al-Wada, Khamisiya, and Nawashi to harvest bundles of reeds that power...

May 21, 2026
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Economy

New measures on waste shipment enter into application to foster EU circular economy

Today, most provisions of the revised Waste Shipment Regulation enter into application. This includes the launch of the Digital Waste Shipment System (DIWASS) – the EU’s electronic platform to digitally process...

May 21, 2026
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Economy

What Is Stagflation, What Causes It, and Why Is It Bad?

Key Takeaways Stagflation is the simultaneous appearance of slow growth, high unemployment, and rising prices in an economy. Once considered to be a short-term problem, stagflation in the 1970s...

May 21, 2026
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Economy

The New Content Economy reshapes audiovisual storytelling, says Nostradamus Report 2026

Göteborg Film Festival’s latest industry foresight study argues that film, TV, streaming and creator-led media now operate as one interconnected ecosystem. On 18 May, the Göteborg Film Festival unveiled...

May 21, 2026
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Economy

Maneuvering in the Messy Mixed Economy

Friedrich Hayek argued that only action can be just or unjust. So, when the famous Austrian playwright and novelist Ödön von Horváth was promenading on the Champs-Élysées during a...

May 21, 2026
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Economy

UK-GCC Landmark Trade Pact Expected to Boost British Economy by GBP3.7 Billion Annually

MT Newswires -Shutterstock The UK’s newly secured free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council is projected to inject 3.7 billion pounds sterling per year into the British economy....

May 21, 2026
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Economy

Serious Medicine Shortages Grip Iran Amid Inflationary Recession

The crisis in health care is just one aspect of the overall economic crisis, precipitated by a centralized and often mismanaged economy, and for the past years, US sanctions....

May 21, 2026
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Economy

David Gardner: Tech innovation has replaced traditional manufacturing in the U.S. economy :: WRAL.com

Editor’s note: Investor and tech entrepreneur David Gardner is the founding partner of Cofounders Capital in Durham and is a regular contributor to WRAL TechWire. A post-war economic powerhouse In the years following...