Syria’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to contract by 5.5 per cent in 2023 following the February 6 and February 20 earthquakes that hit the northern and western parts of the country, according to a new World Bank report. Economic growth may contract further if reconstruction progress is slower than expected, given limited...
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:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/thenational/FAHPBZM2M7TRZGEJQAWARNBYYI.jpg "Syria’s real GDP likely to contract by 5.5% in 2023 on quake impact, World Bank says")
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Team USA score: Trea Turner’s clutch grand slam sends U.S. to World Baseball Classic semifinal
Team USA is two wins away from a second straight World Baseball Classic title after beating Venezuela, 9-7, in a thrilling back and forth quarterfinal Saturday night. USA won the WBC in 2017 and this is the second time the Americans have advanced out of the second round overall. They went home early in 2006, 2009...
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Inside world’s top airline business class cabins from Emirates to Virgin Atlantic
MOST of us can only dream of flying business class. But sometimes, if we’re lucky, we can get the chance to travel like stars. Airlines do sometimes put their ‘up front’ seats on sale – and quite often you can grab an upgrade as part of a package deal with the likes of Caribbean specialists...
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India’s economic, banking systems are strong: Modi
NEW DELHI: India’s economic and banking system are strong even amid the turmoil currently rocking global markets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. “Amidst a global crisis, today India’s economic system is strong, the banking system is strong. This is the power of our institutions,” Modi said at an India Today gathering. Saudi officials...
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Ukraine grain deal extended
ANKARA: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the extension of a deal that allowed exports of Ukrainian grain to resume following Russia’s invasion. “Following talks with the two parties, we have assured the extension of the deal that was due to expire on March 19,” Erdogan said in comments broadcast on Turkish television,...
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Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Karl Ritter Published Mar 18, 2023 • Last updated 7 hours ago • 4 minute read FILE – Grain is offloaded from the Eaubonne bulk carrier ship after it docked in the port of Mombasa, Kenya on Nov. 26, 2022. Senior U.N. officials hosted...
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Ukraine says targeted by overnight drone attack
KYIV: Ukraine said Saturday it was struck overnight by a volley of explosive drones, some of which reached the relatively peaceful Lviv region in the war-battered nation’s west. Russia regularly pounds Ukraine with missiles, artillery and drones, often prompting painful power cuts that have blocked people from warming their homes or getting drinking water. “Around...
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How America’s worst airport became a ‘world’s best’ | CNN
Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN — This week in travel news: the top airports of 2023, new travel rules around the world and the man who visited Disneyland nearly 3,000 days...
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The Women Leading The World’s Top Business Schools
Women are advancing among leading B-schools in the U.S. According to a P&Q analysis, 15 of the top business schools have 40% or more women in their MBA programs, with 11 of the top 27 schools seeing progress from 2021 to 2022. But how does representation look at the top of the pyramid? Bluesky Thinking...
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Business Arena 17.03
In Thursday’s episode of Business Arena: prominent tech figures pledge support for SVB, Lithuania takes the top spot in the EU for industrial contraction, and China renews its pledge to allow wider access to foreign investors into their markets. Also, the International Energy Agency claims that Russia is not reaping the benefits of higher costs of...
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An oil spill off the Philippine coast has coated some of the world’s most beautiful beaches in sludge: ‘Our white sand is now black’
On February 28, a tanker carrying more than 200,000 gallons of oil sank in the Philippines. Since then it has been steadily leaking oil into the sea, killing wildlife and impacting the lives of locals. In 2006, another tanker leaked about 109,000 gallons of oil off the Philippine coast in the worst spill in the...
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Good things come in threes? Gimli, Man.’s Einarson seeks top of world curling podium – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Kerri Einarson‘s quest to complete unfinished business at the women’s world curling championship starts Saturday against a familiar opponent. Team Canada opens against the host Swedes skipped by Anna Hasselborg. Einarson edged Hasselborg 8-7 in an extra end for the bronze medal in 2022. Einarson, vice-skip Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris...