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This is huge.

Indonesia intends to apply to join the CPTPP.

Indonesia is on track to be the fourth biggest economy in the world by GDP PPP by 2050 - and by then will have an over 300 million population.



money.kompas.com/read/2024/05/0…

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GROWTH: UK commercial vehicle manufacturing in Q1 2024 was at the highest level of Production since before the financial crash of 2008 - some 16 years ago.

Export volumes grew 57.9% in first three months of 2024.



smmt.co.uk/2024/04/best-f…

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ECONOMY: The UK 'has started to show signs of significant growth' according to top forecaster Oxford Economics.

The latest data suggests the UK will see a 0.3% growth in Q2, following the 0.4% growth in Q1.



cityam.com/top-forecaster…

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The Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch gave a stellar statement to the House of Commons earlier today. I very much recommend that people catch up on it on iPlayer or read through it on Hansard.

Was chock full of

The Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch gave a stellar statement to the House of Commons earlier today. I very much recommend that people catch up on it on iPlayer or read through it on Hansard.

Was chock full of #UKGoodNews
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INVESTMENT: The Yorkshire satellite communications company Filtronic has struck a multimillion-dollar strategic partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX, which could see SpaceX become a shareholder in the company.



business-live.co.uk/technology/fil…

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JOBS: Microsoft UK increased its workforce in the UK by over 600 people in 2023, figures out today have shown.



cityam.com/microsofts-uk-…

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Good Morning!

Apologies for the unannounced long weekend in the schedule, but we are back!

Coming up in the next hour, are a bunch of good news stories about the UK that you might not have seen.

Economy, Growth, Investment, Future Tech, Trade, Jobs

Good Morning!

Apologies for the unannounced long weekend in the #UKGoodNews schedule, but we are back!

Coming up in the next hour, are a bunch of good news stories about the UK that you might not have seen.

Economy, Growth, Investment, Future Tech, Trade, Jobs
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I wonder what bullshit everyone can expect from Kemi Badenoch, when her go-fors update the web page on gov.uk to reflect the 2023 year end trade agreement data? Reality Short πŸ§΅β€¦1/

I wonder what bullshit everyone can expect from @KemiBadenoch, when her go-fors update the web page on gov.uk to reflect the 2023 year end trade agreement data? #Brexit #UKGoodNews #BrexitReality Short πŸ§΅β€¦1/
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ECONOMY: London has taken the top spot for the tenth year running, for being the most attractive destination for top global talent.

The UK is also ranked fourth overall, and is the highest ranked European country.



cityam.com/londons-reign-…

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TRADE: The UK government has announced the 10 UK SMEs that are the winners of the 2024 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards.

The awards look to 'celebrate the global trade success stories of small businesses across the UK'



gov.uk/government/new…

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DEFENCE: As part of the ongoing rollout of the commitments made in the defence pact, the USA is to remove 80% of export controls on military hardware to the UK.



usnews.com/news/world/art…

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ECONOMY: Grocery price inflation dropped again in the four weeks to April 14th, the fourteenth consecutive month that grocery price inflation has dropped.



cityam.com/chocolate-and-…

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ECONOMY: Gfk's consumer confidence index showed a two point rise in April on the previous month.

'All of the underlying five measures this April are significantly better than they were last April'



cityam.com/uk-consumer-co…

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GROWTH: Figures published by the ONS on Monday showed that the UK export of services has grown by a massive 63% in real terms since 2010.



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