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Local Growth and the United Kingdom: ‘Game-changing’ call for new high speed railway creates ‘spine’ to connect North
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: unknown Date published: 2025-11-10 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] In their joint letter, The Great North demand a full NPR network which they say will deliver better connectivity across...
Combined Authorities (England): Liverpool City Region renews collaboration with Korean tidal plant to support Mersey Tidal
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Rob Hakimian Date published: 2025-11-07 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has extended a technical cooperation agreement with the South Korean operator...
Combined Authorities (England): Glasgow City Region leaders call for £400m-a-year Manchester style devolution deal
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: unknown Date published: 2025-11-07 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Under the plan, the money would come as a single, long-term funding settlement, rather than councils having to bid for...
Bloomberg CityLab: The Long-Awaited Transformation of Seattle’s Waterfront
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: Linda Poon Date published: 2025-11-07 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] You're reading CityLab Daily.You're reading CityLab Daily.You're reading CityLab Daily.Get today's top stories and ideas delivered to...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Bogotá is named Earthshot Prize winner
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-11-07 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Bogotá is named Earthshot Prize winnerBeing named a winner in the Earthshot Prize is the latest acknowledgement of...
Resolution Foundation: From Review to reality
Source: Resolution Foundation Author: Emma Beale Date published: 2025-11-06 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] There’s always a danger that official reviews end up generating a lot of talk and symbolic gestures, but don’t set out meaningful...
Regional Economies: Posthaste: The job market in Canada’s economic engine is tanking
Source: Regional Economies Author: Pamela Heaven Date published: 2025-11-06 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Few can deny Toronto is an economic force in this country. Canada’s largest city accounted for about 20 per cent of the nation’s...
Bloomberg CityLab: European Commission Sets Goal to Slash Train Times Across the Continent
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: Feargus O'Sullivan Date published: 2025-11-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The high-speed rail plan would more than halve travel time between cities like Madrid and Lisbon by 2040. But executing the...
OECD Press Releases: OECD headline inflation broadly stable at 4.2% in September 2025
Source: OECD Press Releases Author: unknown Date published: 2025-11-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] View original article at:
Combined Authorities (England): Booming Manchester outshines ‘stagnant’ London
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Jon Robinson Date published: 2025-11-04 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Greater Manchester’s booming economy is outstripping the rest of the country and throwing into sharp relief the...
Local Economies (UK): Banco Santander launches international growth platform for businesses expanding overseas
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: unknown Date published: 2025-11-04 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Banco Santander has launched an international growth platform to provide support to businesses entering new export markets....
Regional Economies: Global FDI dips 3% in H1 2025 amid weak investor sentiment: UNCTAD
Source: Regional Economies Author: unknown Date published: 2025-11-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 3 per cent in the first half (H1) of 2025, extending a two-year slump as trade tensions, high...