Alexander Lukashenko’s stubborn grip on the Belarusian economy plunged the potato-happy country into a spud shortage this spring. Critics of the authoritarian ruler, who in January grabbed a seventh ...
AT least one economist and several business people say they would not support any attempts by the Government to set price ceilings on basic consumer items as a means of helping to cushion runaway ...
The imposition of maximum retail prices on rice, the nation’s staple food, has triggered a complex economic instability characterised by market distortions, supply shortages, and unintended social ...
The energy regulator has revealed new price controls on local power network operators amid claims that some are making excessive profits. Ofgem said the firms must cut operating costs and spend more ...
People are paying a lot more for food, gas, cars and services, and inflation isn’t over yet as the pandemic continues to distort the economy. So should governments consider setting the price of ...
Voters want government to cap price of food and essentials to stem cost of living crisis, poll finds
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
ELMAU, Germany — Behind the free-trading façade of the G7, there's now more than a whiff of Gosplan, the old Soviet central planning committee. Like price-fixing apparatchiks, leaders of the G7, the ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mexico’s centre-right government on Wednesday announced the widest range of price controls in more than a ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. London Stansted airport is to remain subject to price controls despite a recommendation from the Civil Aviation ...
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