Category: services
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CPABC: B.C.’s 2025 Budget focuses on core public services to support British Columbians through a period of economic uncertainty
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Article content Vancouver, British Colombia, 04 March 2025 (Globe Newswire) – The British government of Colombia has released its budget 2025/26 today, shortly after the United States officially launched a trade war against Canada by imposing a comprehensive tariff on Canadian goods. The 2025 budget focuses on maintaining basic public…
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Kyivstar Selects Mavenir to Deliver Enhanced Enterprise Fixed-Mobile Convergence Services
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This section The partnership content provided The content in this section is provided by Globenewswire for the purposes of distributing press data on behalf of its customers. Postmedia did not review the content. by Globenewswire Bread path links Globenewswire The author of the article: Posted on February 24, 2025 •…
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UK’s antitrust regulator to investigate Google’s search services
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it would investigate Google’s (GOOG) search services using its new powers to see how it affects consumers and businesses, including advertisers, news publishers and rival search engines. NASDAQ GS – deferred quote • US dollars When Closed: January 13 at 4:00:02…
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Direct Energy Regulated Services Announces Natural Gas Rates for January 2025
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Article content CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Direct Energy Regulators Services has announced default natural gas prices for January 2025. These prices will apply to customers who do not currently have a competitive supplier within ATCO Gas North and South service. regions. The method DERS uses to…
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Living standards to stagnate in 2025 despite hopes for better public services, warns thinktank
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Household incomes are likely to stagnate or fall next year, according to new research by the Decision Foundation, as the cost of living challenges in Britain continue. While Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to improve public services, the leading think tank says this “tax rise gamble” risks leaving many people…
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Mencap warns National Insurance rise could force closure of care services
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Mencap, one of Britain’s leading charities supporting people with learning disabilities, has warned that it may have to close at least 60 of its services due to mounting cost pressures following the budget changes announced. The organization says the rise in employers’ National Insurance contributions, combined with a sharp increase…
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Millions of UK tourists could face new visitor levies as councils seek to fund services
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Tourists visiting the UK may soon be required to pay a domestic visitor fee, as councils consider introducing overnight stay fees to support services strained by overtourism. This move follows similar measures in European destinations such as Berlin and Barcelona and aims to address the challenges posed by record visitor…
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GOV.UK Forms to streamline public access to government services across the UK
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The UK Government has launched GOV.UK Forms, a new digital tool designed to make the public’s access to essential government services online faster and easier. After a successful pilot phase, the platform has now been launched in all government departments, allowing citizens to complete applications and forms online without the…
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KCB to offer financial services to Dutch firms
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KCB Group has signed a deal to provide diversified financial services to Dutch companies entering the Kenyan market in a major boost for the country’s largest bank. On Wednesday, KCB Group signed a memorandum of understanding with Dutch company Invest International to establish the Dutch office. “The new platform will…
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New Zealand services PMI for September 2024: 45.7 (prior 45.5)
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BNZ – BusinessNZ Services Performance Index for September 2024 remains in contraction at 45.7 August was 45.5 Seven consecutive months of contraction BNZ Chief Economist Doug Steele: “Moves in the PSI sub-indices were mixed in September, but all have remained below 50 for seven straight months. While lower interest rates…
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Exclusive-CVS to exit core infusions services business, job cuts possible By Reuters
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Written by Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – CVS Health is exiting its core infusion services business and plans to either close or sell 29 related regional pharmacies in the coming months, a company spokesman confirmed to Reuters on Friday. Details of the strategic shift were announced in a CVS…
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Fresh produce exporters hit as airlines withdraw freight services
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Horticulturists and fresh produce exporters in Kenya are facing losses at the start of the peak season, after several international airlines withdrew their cargo services at the main Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, citing lower returns compared to other routes. The dire situation facing farmers and exporters has been exacerbated by…
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UK September final services PMI 52.4 vs 52.8 prelim
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Final Services PMI 52.4 versus 52.8 expected and 53.7 previous. Final Composite PMI 52.6 vs. 52.9 expected and 53.8 previous. Key findings: Business activity growth fell to a three-month low in September. Strong order books support a positive business outlook for next year. Inflation rates slow for the third month…
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Philippines levies 12% VAT tax on digital services by tech giants By Reuters
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will impose a 12% value-added tax on digital services offered by technology giants such as Amazon (NASDAQ:), Netflix (NASDAQ:), Disney and Alphabet (NASDAQ:), in 2019. The Internal Revenue Agency said On Thursday, it is a move that will level the playing field with local players.…
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Direct Energy Regulated Services Announces Natural Gas Rates for October 2024
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Article content CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Direct Energy Regulatory Services has announced default natural gas prices for October 2024. These prices will apply to customers who have not selected a competitive supplier within the ATCO North and South gas service areas. . Rates have been verified…
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China Caixin September Manufacturing PMI 49.3 (prior 50.4) Services 50.3 (prior 51.6)
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China PMIs from own survey These are not good results, but they are old and outdated news now given all the stimulus announcements from China in the past week. previously: China official PMI data: manufacturing 49.8 (49.5 expected) — — China has two primary Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) surveys –…
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The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Launches a Petition to Fight for Better Coverage of OT Services Across Canada
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Article content OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) has launched a petition calling for improved insurance coverage for occupational therapy (OT) services across Canada. With more than 5,400 signatures so far, the association is urging Canadians to use their voices and…