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EXPLANATION: Can Ukraine pay for war without destroying the economy?

EXPLANATION: Can Ukraine pay for war without destroying the economy?

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Even as Ukraine celebrates its recent battlefield victorieshis government faces a looming challenge on the financial front: how to pay the enormous cost of the war effort without triggering runaway price spikes for ordinary people or racking up debts that could hamper post-war reconstruction. The struggle is to find loans or …

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India could become third largest economy by 2030, overtaking Japan and Germany

India could become third largest economy by 2030, overtaking Japan and Germany

Beautiful and colorful aerial view of the Mumbai skyline during twilight as seen from Currey Road on February 16, 2022 in Mumbai, India. Pratik Chorgé | Hindustan Times | Getty Images India is expected to overtake Japan and Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy, according to S&P Global and Morgan Stanley. The S&P forecast …

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Sober or bright?  Europe facing holidays during the energy crisis

Sober or bright? Europe facing holidays during the energy crisis

VERONA, Italy (AP) — Early-season revelers sipping mulled wine and shopping for holiday decorations packed the Verona Christmas Market for its inaugural weekend. But beyond the wooden market stalls, the Italian city has yet to decorate its granite-clad pedestrian streets with twinkling Christmas lights as officials debate the brightness of the season during an energy …

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