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roula khalaf

@khalafroula

Editor of the Financial Times, fan of impossible Middle East political drama, mother of two fabulous boys.

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Joined May 2010
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@FTOct 28
John Healey claimed his first Budget 'for working people' would help Britain navigate global 'storms' in the short term and create the conditions for growth. What does former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane make of it? Follow updates: ft.trib.al/q4vK7Er
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FT editorial on the UK budget: Buying time, ducking hard choices as.ft.com/r/40a8acb1-55b5-4c…
Britain’s Budget buys time but ducks the hard choices

Britain’s Budget buys time but ducks the hard choices

Healey’s low-key package sidesteps long-term fiscal and growth challenges

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Sound advice from the @FT’s Martin Wolf as.ft.com/r/c2ccf663-0f07-42…
Britain needs a coherent economic strategy — can Healey deliver one?

Britain needs a coherent economic strategy — can Healey deliver one?

The chancellor’s first priority in the Budget is to make the UK look prudent again

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It’s budget day here in the UK And time for the @FT budget quiz as.ft.com/r/347fb3a4-fdc0-49…
The FT Budget quiz: How does Britain compare?

The FT Budget quiz: How does Britain compare?

How exceptional is the reality facing the UK chancellor John Healey? Test your fiscal knowledge with our questions

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Growth in every postcode? Use our interactive graphics to check your postcode as.ft.com/r/95def3aa-6357-40…
Growth in every postcode? What the UK economy really looks like

Growth in every postcode? What the UK economy really looks like

Interactive maps give a picture of how economic fortunes in Britain have varied wildly over a stagnant decade

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Worth following this @FTAlphaville blog on the anthropic S-1 as.ft.com/r/d484bd3d-071d-4b…
Anthropic S-1: Inside the 335-page IPO plan

Anthropic S-1: Inside the 335-page IPO plan

Anthropic’s planned listing could be the biggest stock market debut in history

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Simon Kuper@KuperSimonOct 24
I've been in France since 2002 and have never seen the streets so violent nor the politics so extreme. From the sacking of the supermarket on my street to the prospect of Présidente Le Pen, here's me @FT including thoughts from 2 French Nobel laureates as.ft.com/r/addcad57-0f9d-4e…
France is looking ungovernable. And it’s going to get worse

France is looking ungovernable. And it’s going to get worse

As disorder engulfs Paris and Marine Le Pen waits in the wings, the country is running out of money, patience and answers

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Must read from @FT weekend magazine The Putin whisperers as.ft.com/r/d6e24911-6b8d-4e…
The Putin whisperers

The Putin whisperers

An American lawyer, a banker and a former spy hatched a plan to prevent nuclear Armageddon. They just needed to tell the Russian president

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Gideon Rachman
@gideonrachmanOct 22
My new book - out today in Britain. All good bookstores etc…Also out in translation in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands this week
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He was once Dubai’s “Cardinal Richelieu”. Now, the billionaire owner of bottled water company Highland Spring has been hit by defaults and enforcement actions from creditors as.ft.com/r/db0e5bd1-b158-4c…
Highland Spring billionaire’s property empire hit by loan defaults and creditor action

Highland Spring billionaire’s property empire hit by loan defaults and creditor action

Family of former UAE ambassador Mahdi Al Tajir looks to sell prized UK property assets as lenders try to recoup unpaid debts

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Fascinating piece on how Brazil’s economy became “uberised” as.ft.com/r/0dc1f800-1d54-48…
The ‘Uberisation’ of Brazil’s working class

The ‘Uberisation’ of Brazil’s working class

The gig economy has become an informal safeguard as the country’s strong headline figures mask heavy discontent

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We asked readers how the £100,000 tax threshold has affected their lives and careers. Find their responses - and our analysis - in this article. as.ft.com/r/d834bae3-cec1-40…
Britain’s £100,000 tax trap

Britain’s £100,000 tax trap

Many of the country’s most skilled workers are withholding their labour from the economy because of crushing marginal rates

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Merz in @FT interview “If there is a firewall, we are the firewall … the guarantors that we do not co-operate with this party  (AfD). They want to leave the EU, they want to leave Nato, they want to give up support for Ukraine .” as.ft.com/r/e6ee7e8e-4268-41…
Germany’s Friedrich Merz vows to fight on: ‘We are the firewall’

Germany’s Friedrich Merz vows to fight on: ‘We are the firewall’

Defiant chancellor tells the FT he is determined to drive through unpopular reforms and equip Europe for an age of upheaval

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Trump’s affinity for autocrats: “He speaks about it openly and loudly that he loves such people and he respects such people. Because for him people who can be leaders 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, it means they can be very strong.” @FT interview
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Le Pen wants to take on the EU Read it in the @FT as.ft.com/r/227d6cec-4703-4d…
France’s Marine Le Pen vows ‘trial of strength’ with EU

France’s Marine Le Pen vows ‘trial of strength’ with EU

Far-right leader aims for radical change in bloc’s powers and budget even as she tries to reassure voters over her pragmatism

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Zelensky takes on Trump Read it in the @FT as.ft.com/r/68544b91-4264-4f…
Zelenskyy defies Trump as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries

Zelenskyy defies Trump as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries

Ukrainian president expresses anger in FT interview at ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing

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The short list is out! Congrats to the authors and many thanks to the judges ft.com/content/d0b2bf57-56c9…
FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026 — the shortlist

FT and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award 2026 — the shortlist

Contenders include titles on weight-loss drugs, AI weaponry and forecasting

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The must read FT story ig.ft.com/ai-tokens/?segment…
AI agents are rewriting the economics of computing

AI agents are rewriting the economics of computing

Powerful AI tools are burning through budgets, prompting a rethink of how the technology is priced ahead of frontier lab IPOs

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Financial Times Live
@ftliveAug 17
Exciting Announcement! We are delighted to showcase the 15 longlist books for the @FT & @StanChart #BBYA26. Our judges are gearing up to select up to six finalists. Stay tuned for the shortlist reveal by @khalafroula on October 6 live! Read more: tinyurl.com/longlist26
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Donald Trump is now trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms. Still unclear which way he will go. as.ft.com/r/477fc6e1-bb96-41…
Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender

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