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Moscow Housing Prices Surge Despite Supply Drop in January 2025

Moscow's mass-segment new-build market in January 2025 showed an 8.5% monthly supply decrease to 18,600 units, yet prices jumped 4.4% to 338,790 rubles/sq m due to factors including ended discounts and reduced supply; 2,100 deals were registered.

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Talgo and Alstom Out of Morocco's Train Contract

Spain's Talgo and France's Alstom were eliminated from Morocco's bid to purchase 150 new trains for the 2030 World Cup, leaving Spain's CAF and South Korea's Hyundai Rotem as finalists; the contract includes a 20-year maintenance agreement and local subcontracting requirements.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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CSL Profits Rise Despite Flu Vaccine Revenue Drop Amid US Vaccine Hesitancy

CSL reported a 7 percent increase in net profit to $US2.01 billion, but its flu vaccine unit, Seqirus, experienced a 9 percent revenue drop due to lower US vaccination rates in the 18-64 age group, amid rising vaccine skepticism and Robert F Kennedy Jr.'s potential appointment as US Health Secretary...

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Good Health and Well-being
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Contrasting Unemployment Data Reveals Worsening French Labor Market

In Q4 2024, despite a decrease of 63,000 unemployed individuals (ILO) to 2.3 million and a 7.3% unemployment rate, France saw a 3.5% rise in registered job seekers at France Travail (3.14 million), revealing discrepancies in data collection methodologies and highlighting a worsening labor market.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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German Housing Crisis Deepens: New Construction Plummets

Germany's housing construction is facing a deep crisis, with only 230,000 new units expected this year, far below the government's target of 400,000, due to high interest rates and construction costs; this shortage exacerbates the existing housing crisis, pushing rents and prices higher.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Mann's Surprise Vote for Larger UK Interest Rate Cut

Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann surprisingly voted for a 0.5% interest rate cut last week, differing from the MPC's 0.25% decision, believing a slowing jobs market will contain inflation despite a projected rise to 3.7% by 2025 due to rising energy and other costs.

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Catalonia's "18.5 Billion Euro" Economic Recovery Plan

The Catalan government unveiled an "18.5 billion euro investment plan" focused on infrastructure, productive economy, and innovation, aiming to overcome past economic stagnation and boost regional competitiveness within Spain and the European Union.

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Spain's Labor Reform: Increased Employment, Diminished Job Quality

Spain's 2021 labor reform, three years on, shows increased employment and growth, but job quality has suffered; while permanent contracts rose 24%, part-time work surged, with 706,000 fixed-discontinuous contracts by late 2024, highlighting persistent precarity despite improved statistics.

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Queensland Funds Private Hospitals to Tackle Surgery Backlog

Queensland's government has added \$100 million to the Surgery Connect program, bringing the total to \$200 million, to treat an additional 10,000 patients in the private sector by July, addressing a backlog of 66,632 patients awaiting elective surgery in the public system.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Deutschlandticket User Numbers Fall Short of Projections Amidst Funding Uncertainty

Germany's nationwide public transit pass, the Deutschlandticket, has reached 13.5 million users, falling short of projections; despite a price increase, cancellations remain low, but the program's future is uncertain due to funding disputes between the federal and state governments.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Hamburg to slash building costs to revive housing construction

Hamburg plans to cut building costs by at least a third to revive housing construction, which fell from over 9,000 units in 2022 to 6,000 in 2023 due to rising costs of 4,600 euros per square meter. The plan involves lowering standards, streamlining planning, and faster permit processing, aiming for...

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AI Boosts SME Efficiency and Employee Satisfaction

Employment Hero's AI-powered platform boosts SME efficiency: a survey reveals 52% increased efficiency, 42% faster operations, and 65% less paper usage, enabling staff to focus on more valuable tasks and improving job satisfaction.

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