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Ministers are considering spending 3 percent of GDP on defense by 2029.
Starmer scrambles to push defence spending to 3% of GDP… but how can he meet £14bn cost when Labour MPs won't let him cut benefits? ⊕⊕
Keir Starmer has committed to defence expenditure reaching 2.7 per cent of GDP by 2027, with an 'ambition' of reaching 3 per cent in the 2030s.
Japan and Switzerland both avoid falling into recession – business live ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan misses growth forecasts for the final three months of 2025
Newsflash: Switzerland has also escaped recession, despite the economic …
Japan fourth-quarter GDP reverses into growth, but misses expectations as rebound underwhelms ○
Japan's economy grew 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months, offering a modest rebound after a sharp contraction earlier in the year.
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