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HONG KONG: This file photo shows two pedestrians using umbrellas on a promenade that runs along Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has been removed from an annual index of the world's freest economies yesterday because The Heritage Foundation, the conservative US think-tank that compiles the league table, said the city was now directly controlled by Beijing. - AFPn

Hong Kong removed from economic freedom ranking it once dominated
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UK court shakes up gig economy with ruling against Uber
LONDON: In this file photo, a man walks along the southern bank of the River Thames with the office towers of the City of London in the background in London. London's powerful financial services sector are losing market share in derivatives and equity brokerage to competition from Amsterdam in Europe and the United States, just over a month after Brexit came into force. - AFPnn

City of London pays early price of Brexit
WAVRE, Belgium: An employee is at work at the factory of British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on Feb 8, 2021 where the COVID-19 CureVac vaccine will be produced. - AFP n

Pandemic showcases Belgium as Europe's Vaccine Valley
LOS ANGELES: In this file photo members of small business owners practice social distancing in front the TCL Chinese Theatre prior to a 'Save Small Business' protest in Los Angeles, California. Small businesses saw no light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel as optimism about the US economy waned.-- AFPn

Small US businesses increasingly fearful about economy: Survey
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) building in Washington, DC.-AFPn

IMF warns of 'uneven' Mideast recovery
YANGON: People shop for Lunar New Year goodies in Chinatown in Yangon on Wednesday.-AFPn

Back to 'basket case'? Myanmar economy is at risk after coup
KOLKATA: An employee works inside an office of a private share trading firm in Kolkata yesterday. India unveiled a massive spending plan focused on healthcare and infrastructure yesterday as the government sought to boost a coronavirus-ravaged economy on course for its biggest annual contraction on record. -- AFPn

India spends big to revive pandemic-hit economy
A worker checking protective suits at a workshop of a company which produces medical protective equipment in Jishou, in central China's Hunan province. - AFPnnn

China's factory activity slows on new COVID wave
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