TEHRAN (ANA)- The national minimum wage of the United Kingdom (UK) will rise from 11.44 to 12.21 British pounds (15.87 U.S. dollars) per hour from April 2025, the UK government announced.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Italian government forecasts the country's economy will grow by 1.0 percent this year despite lower-than-expected growth in the first half, with further expansion anticipated in 2025, followed by slower growth in the subsequent years.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Austria's inflation rate fell from 2.3 percent in August to 1.8 percent in September, the lowest level since February 2021, Statistics Austria said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Two of Spain's major banks joined international and national financial institutions in forecasting that the growth of the Spanish economy this year will surpass earlier expectations.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The National Bank of Poland (NBP) announced its decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Austria's finance ministry raised its forecast of this year's government deficit to 3.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), above the Maastricht criteria of 3 percent.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Italy adjusted its official data on the growth of the country's economy downward, stating the Italian gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.6 percent in the second quarter of the year, a significant drop from preliminary estimates of 0.9 percent released a month ago.

TEHRAN (ANA)- North Macedonia's trade deficit during the period of January-August amounted to 132.4 billion denars (around 2.36 billion U.S. dollars), up 19.6 percent from the same period one year ago, the State Statistics Office (SSO) reported.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Spain's producer inflation rate was at minus 1.3% last month, the country's statistical office Ine revealed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Swiss Central Bank cut its policy rate to 1% by 25 basis points, third time in a row in 2024.