Russia reports record-high employment rate
The share of employed Russians reached 61.5% as unemployment continues to hold at a record low of 2.2%, Deputy PM Tatyana Golikova said Read Full Article at RT.com
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European Parliament drops Google citing privacy concerns ā Politico
The EU Parliament is reportedly replacing Google with a locally developed search engine to reduce digital dependence on the US Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian SMEs growing on stronger supply-chains to giants
Large Russian companies are increasingly turning to small and medium-sized domestic suppliers, a SPIEF panel has heard Read Full Article at RT.com
Peers warn UK cannot afford to drag its feet on sterling stablecoin rules
House of Lords committee urges Bank of England and FCA to press ahead with sterling stablecoin rules, warning UK risks losing fintech ground to the US and EU. Read more:…
Americans spending more because they are āoptimisticā? Economists challenge Trump adviserās claim
Economists have challenged a Trump adviserās claim that rising spending reflects optimism, pointing instead to inflation and stagnation Read Full Article at RT.com
Seventh carbon budget: Britain bets Ā£105bn Net Zero economy can shield SMEs from the next fossil fuel shock
Britain's Seventh Carbon Budget sets an 87% emissions cut by 2042, anchoring a Ā£105bn net zero economy that already supports 22,000-plus SMEs and a million jobs. Read more: Seventh carbon…
āRearranging deckchairs on a heavily taxed shipā: business owners round on Labourās tax-and-spend mindset
UK business owners react with fury to Pat McFadden's leaked "who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others" message to Lord Mandelson, warning Labour is managing decline…
Business rates rethink demanded as 104,000 small firms swept into tax net
The FSB has written to the Treasury urging ministers to lift the small business rates relief threshold to Ā£25,000 after 104,000 firms were dragged into the tax net in April…
Zero-hours contract reforms risk pushing bosses towards more insecure work, warns CIPD
The CIPD warns the Government's zero-hours contract reforms could backfire, pushing employers towards self-employed contractors and fixed-term deals ā and leaving young workers worse off. Read more: Zero-hours contract reforms…
BCC warns nearly one in five young Britons could be out of work by 2027 as AI and tax rises bite
Youth unemployment in the UK is on course to reach 17.8% by 2027 as AI, higher national insurance and minimum wage rises squeeze entry-level hiring, the British Chambers of Commerce…