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Cybersecurity of US firms is improving but unevenly

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UNITED STATES

Partly due to this pressure, in 2021, global spending on cybersecurity surpassed USD150bn for the first time. This year, regulatory pressure and government warnings have…

South-east Asia gender balance implies growth benefit

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Gender inequality, business and economic growth as ASEAN integrates economically.

Monitoring US workers, and pushback against, will grow

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UNITED STATES

Technological monitoring of employees will increase as the software spreads from large to small and medium-sized enterprises, as business models are digitalised, and as hybrid and…

Military force will exacerbate violence in El Salvador

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EL SALVADOR

Another body, found on March 15, is believed to be that of a policeman but is yet to be identified. Since early 2015, murder rates have soared, with police officers in particular…

Israeli political wrangles will worsen COVID-19 impact

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ISRAEL

Coronavirus policy has been hampered by intense infighting in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, undermining public support for him. The country is still…

Libya conflict escalates despite COVID-19 threat

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LIBYA

The lack of reported cases is likely to stem from insufficient testing or a delay in the virus’s manifestation, not from an absence of cases. Libya is highly vulnerable to an…

Tourism will drive Caribbean economic rebound

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CARIBBEAN

This is down largely to the revival of international tourism following the COVID-19 pandemic. Recovery looks set to continue into 2023, boding well for ongoing revenue and…

US state-level privacy regimes will expand

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UNITED STATES

These take to 15 the number of US states with consumer privacy laws in effect or pending. Five new state privacy regimes will come into force this year, four more…

Canberra unveils new action plan against ransomware

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AUSTRALIA

Reports of cybercrimes increased by 13% in the financial year to June 2021, according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). Agencies linked to foreign governments and…

Virus will have huge socioeconomic impact in China

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CHINA

The socioeconomic impact of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.