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  • OECD sounds alarm on pension triple lock in challenge to Burnham

    Economics

    The world’s leading independent economic organisation has warned that reform of the triple lock on state pensions is “necessary to reduce fiscal risks”, in a challenge to Andy Burnham as he prepares to take over as Prime Minister. The OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, described the triple lock guarantee as “unusually generous [...]

    Andy Burnham discussing AI advancements at a business conference podium with delegates in the background
  • Debt brake the central focus for investors ahead of German election

    Economics

    The German elections will take place this weekend amid a dire economic backdrop in Europe's largest economy.

    (L-R) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top candidate for chancellor of Germany's Social Democratic SPD party, Green Party's main candidate and German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, Friedrich Merz, main candidate and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and co-leader and main candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel take part in a TV debate in Berlin on February 16, 2025, ahead of the parliamentary elections due to take place on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Kay Nietfeld / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KAY NIETFELD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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