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BRITISH construction recorded its first back-to-back contraction since 2016 last month.
Builders and construction management say that the government’s inability to assure them over faltering Brexit negotiations has led to numerous building projects being suspended and stalled.
IHS Markit’s index of activity for March rose to 49.7 from 49.5 in February, both below the 50 threshold that indicates expansion.
Exempting military expenditure from austerity while slashing welfare represents a fundamental misallocation of resources that guarantees continued decline, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Under Modi’s hard-right regime, India is going backwards — but not in the state of Kerala, where the communist-led government continues to deliver remarkable results in infrastructure, economic growth, healthcare, welfare, education, science and social harmony, reports PEOPLE’S DEMOCRACY