... recession for now, although companies continue to exercise caution. In the UK, moderate retail sales data emerged: in June, sales volume increased by about 0.9% m/m after a decline in May, raising hopes for the resilience of consumer spending despite high ... ... points—from 20% to 18% per annum. This move was more aggressive than most analysts expected (the consensus forecast anticipated a reduction of 1 percentage point). The reason for this monetary policy easing was a further decline in inflation: annual price ...

... between India and Pakistan is less than $1 billion a year, and the share of intranational trade barely reaches 5% of the total volume of external trade of South Asian countries (in comparison, in Southeast Asia, this figure stands at around 25%, while within ... ... favorable scenario). Despite the depth of the contradictions, history shows examples where long-standing adversaries found paths to reduction. For India and Pakistan, the most optimistic scenario would imply the resumption of dialogue and the search for compromises....