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Cyril Ramaphosa set to launch fightback in bid to hang on to presidency
Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to challenge a damning report to the South African parliament that accuses the president of abuse…
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Artist Osman Yousefzada’s guide to Karachi
My connection to Karachi has been as part of the diaspora. I first travelled there with friends I’d met as…
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How to emerge a hero from the tension of a World Cup penalty shootout
How to take a penalty, and how to save one? With the World Cup’s knockout stages starting on Saturday, these…
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Eleanor Jackson Piel, US civil rights lawyer, 1920-2022
Eleanor Jackson Piel became a lawyer because classmates told her she could not get into law school. “So of course…
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When politics wasn’t a team sport
It has all been downhill in America since the first six presidents. Western civilisation was never the same after ancient…
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French hail ‘breakthrough’ in EU dispute with US over climate law
US president Joe Biden’s offer to fix provisions in his flagship climate package to help US allies is a “breakthrough”…
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US says Chinese solar companies have been evading tariffs
The US commerce department on Friday said it has found Chinese solar manufacturers have been avoiding tariffs by assembling panels…
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InfoWars founder Alex Jones files for bankruptcy
Alex Jones, founder of the far-right US website InfoWars, has filed for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay almost $1.5bn…
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Threatening packages sent to Ukrainian diplomatic missions
Ukraine’s foreign ministry has spoken of a “well-planned campaign of terror and intimidation” after more than a dozen threatening packages,…
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Watchdog warns firms over CFD mis-selling risks
The UK financial watchdog has warned it will crack down on companies offering a highly-leveraged investment product to retail customers…
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Sajid Javid to quit as MP at next election
Former UK health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that he will not stand as an MP in the next general…
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Brexit: Has business found its voice?
This is the third part in a new FT series, Brexit: the next phase. Nearly two years after the UK’s…
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‘We can’t be complacent’: Barack Obama rallies Democrats as they seek victory in Georgia
At a revamped rail yard warehouse on the east side of Atlanta, former president Barack Obama delivered a jolt of…
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Failing public services are not helpless — government must step up
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Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency hangs in the balance as ANC leaders meet
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress is set to meet on Friday to decide Cyril Ramaphosa’s fate, with his presidency…
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Military briefing: Ukraine war exposes ‘hard reality’ of west’s weapons capacity
Nearly 10 months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the allies that have backed Kyiv’s war effort are increasingly concerned…
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Finnish leader warns democratic countries against being ‘naive’ on China
Finland’s prime minister has warned democratic countries to “stop being naive” about China, saying it is essential that they reduce…
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UK business schools come to terms with Brexit
Moving from Germany to the UK to study for the Masters in Analytics and Management at London Business School was…
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Bahrain’s Investcorp buys US private credit manager for $200mn
Investcorp is buying US private credit manager Marble Point for about $200mn as the Bahrain-based investment manager significantly boosts its…
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India’s cut-throat aviation sector prepares for consolidation
India’s dog-eat-dog aviation sector is on the cusp of a transformation. After years of cut-throat pricing wars between Indian airlines,…
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The ECJ’s gift to oligarchs under sanctions
That noise is the clinking of champagne flutes as oligarchs under sanctions celebrate, perhaps in their Mediterranean villas overlooking their…
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Live news: Coinbase alleges Apple blocked feature that bypassed App Store fees
Employment among Italian women lags behind their male counterparts and remains at the bottom of the EU rankings, highlighting the…
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Foresight: alternative renewables fund is undervalued
Foresight, the niche UK alternative asset manager focused on solar and wind power, requires investor prescience. Its shares have been…
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Moron Risk Premium is canon, kind of
FTAV’s quant division has worked hard on studying Moron Risk Premium over recent months, as part of our commitment to…
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All those 2023 economics and markets outlooks, distilled
The thing about macroeconomic forecasting is that it’s extremely complicated, as illustrated by the below chart from Morgan Stanley: ©…
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Three Minutes: A Lengthening film review — moving memories of prewar Poland
How long does a director need to capture history? David Kurtz took three minutes, the extent of a silent European…
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Price cap on Russian crude poses a conundrum for Opec+
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What energy crisis? European industry is showing its adaptability
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India’s plan to take on China as south Asia’s favourite lender
In 2018, Chinese engineers became the first to link the scattered islands of the Maldives by road, inaugurating the 2km…
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The deflating of the great cash cushion
The writer is an FT contributing editor and global chief economist at Kroll It may be the most anticipated recession…
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Emerging market investors: drop a Bric and pick up a Bimchip
As a glutton for investment punishment, I return to the vexed subject of emerging market equities and bonds. In July…
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Sandrine Zhang Ferron: ‘It’s the thought, not the money, that counts’
Sandrine Zhang Ferron keeps a careful list of gift requests on her phone © Antonia Adomako/FT I’m bad at planning…
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FirstFT: EU and US turn up the heat on Elon Musk
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Starmer calls on Sunak to end ‘scandal’ of tax breaks for private schools
Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday called on Rishi Sunak to end the “scandal” of granting independent schools charitable…
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UK justice ministry requisitions police cells after jails fill up
The Ministry of Justice said on Wednesday that for the first time in 16 years it had commandeered police cells…
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Nato debates measures to confront ‘challenge’ from China
Nato countries have discussed economic measures to contain the “challenge” posed by China to the western military alliance, as the…
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Global wages fall in 2022 in real terms for first time on record, says ILO
Global wages have fallen in real terms this year for the first time since comparable records began, the International Labour…
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Mulberry warns rich shoppers shunning London for Europe
Mulberry has warned that customers are shunning London for Europe after tax-free shopping was scrapped in the UK. Chief executive…
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Reforming democracy could be the next Brexit
Constitutional reform is the fantasy football of politics. Its appeal grows the further you are from the real action. An…
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EU wants to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine reconstruction
Brussels wants to use the frozen assets of Russia’s central bank to generate profits that could be deployed in the…
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Aviva finds more motorists are lying to secure cheaper policies
Motor insurer Aviva has warned customers not to misrepresent their personal details to “save a few pounds” on their policies…
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Speaking softly serves America surprisingly well
America’s response to a suspected Russian missile strike on Poland this month is an example of how to operate. Ignoring…
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China enlists Alibaba and Tencent in fight against US chip sanctions
China has enlisted tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to aid its efforts in designing semiconductor chips, as Beijing braces for…
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Banks set to resist EU grab for a chunk of clearing business
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HMRC chases 5,500 offshore companies for missing property taxes
HM Revenue & Customs is preparing to write to more than 5,500 overseas companies that it suspects have failed to…
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Chinese companies set up in Singapore to hedge against geopolitical risk
As many as 500 Chinese companies have quietly redomiciled or registered in Singapore over the past 12 months in a…
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Companies will find it hard to diversify away from China Covid shock
The showdown at the world’s biggest iPhone factory in China has just become relevant to the world’s shoppers. Wait times…
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US Senate passes bill protecting same-sex marriages
The US Senate has approved legislation protecting the right to same-sex marriage across the country after concerns that it might…
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FirstFT: China blames local officials for Covid outbreaks
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Qatari World Cup chief says 400 workers killed during construction
The Qatari official in charge of delivering the 2022 World Cup has said that around 400 people died during the…
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