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Rising debt will expose Africa to interest rate shocks

Location:

AFRICA

Debt has risen to dangerous proportions; costlier payments will constrain indebted countries as monetary policy tightens

US, China on changed GDP growth trajectories

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INT

US GDP has outperformed pre-pandemic expectations, while China and other Asian giants have fallen short

Bank regulations cannot prevent a crisis of confidence

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INT

Recent events show that higher rates and crashing confidence can push well-capitalised banks to crisis quickly

Unseating South Africa’s Zuma will not prove easy

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SOUTH AFRICA

Narratives of ousting the president underestimate the complexity of the process

Debt burden hangs over China's economic future

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CHINA

Concerns are mounting about the level of corporate debt in China's economy

EU housing will recover slowly, but divergences remain

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EU

Most continental housing markets are recovering thanks to better growth prospects, while the UK boom is cooling

Inclusion and privacy policies may lag cashless growth

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Cashless spending is surging, giving customers and traders more flexibility and reducing ‘organisational’ costs

Sri Lanka-Pakistan ties may be set for an upturn

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SRI LANKA/PAKISTAN

The two countries are discussing various ways to bolster their trade relations

Global house prices have firm but fragile momentum

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INT

Advanced markets’ average real house prices are almost back to the pre-2008/09 crisis peak; emerging markets’ are ahead