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The United Kingdom recorded its fastest economic growth in over a year during the first quarter of 2025, boosted by a surge in home buying ahead of a property tax deadline and increased manufacturing activity in anticipation of new United States tariffs, Reuters reported. According to the Office for National Statistics, the economy expanded by 0.7 percent between January and March, the strongest quarterly growth since early 2024. “UK gross domestic product is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2025, unrevised from the first...

Set for a launch in the ongoing April-June quarter, the index is meant to further the Centre’s deregulation push by helping states identify and address regulatory hurdles that deter private investment. Apart from assessing the primary scope of opportunity and risk from investing in a state, the Investment Friendliness Index will also gauge a state government’s policy and incentives, infrastructure, business climate and innovation, and resources available, the two people said, requesting anonymity. NITI Aayog has mostly concluded consultations with key industry bodies, state governments, and policy experts to finalise...

Institutional investment in Indian real estate surged 31% in Q1 2025, reaching USD 1.3 billion, driven by strong growth in residential, industrial & warehousing segments.New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Institutional investments in Indian real estate increased 31 per cent in January-March this year to USD 1.3 billion, driven by a sharp jump in inflows in the residential segment, according to Colliers India.Real estate consultant Colliers India noted that this growth was primarily driven by domestic investments, which accounted for 60 per cent of the total inflows during the latest March...