The first half of 2025 has proven to be a challenging period for the UK economy, marked by a significant decline in deal activity : KPMG.

The 2025 growth projection is reduced from 4.9% to 4.7%, and for 2026 from 4.7% to 4.6%. Southeast Asia is particularly affected, with forecasts dropping to 4.2% for 2025 and 4.3% for 2026. Thailand ...

Difficulties lie ahead for China, but if it can avoid policy errors, it is likely to emerge stronger in the end ...

This reveals the limits of the linear model – production, use, disposal – that still predominates. To counter this, the ...