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Gaza war puts US corporates in a tight spot

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US

Speaking out risks a backlash from employees and other stakeholders for 'picking sides', while saying nothing risks castigation for moral vacuity or being held complicit by…

Canada needs more corporate green investment

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CANADA

Canada’s gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), meaning investment in tangible fixed assets, shows higher growth in investment by government and households since 2000 than by the…

Competition in the AI value chain will be fierce

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INT

This follows a similar launch by Databricks, a cloud-based AI data management platform. Companies along the AI value chain are increasingly launching new GenAI models to funnel…

Turkey’s policy uncertainty will worry investors

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TURKEY

The limited rate hike (annual core inflation is running at 47%) has undermined foreign investors’ hopes that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new economic team would be free to…

Russian banks face another tough year in 2023

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RUSSIA

Banking-sector stability is vital for the functioning of the Russian economy: bank credit is facilitating economic restructuring. Although the sector withstood the first impact of…

Japan will be a policy pioneer for advanced nations

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INTERNATIONAL

It took policymakers decades to tackle the consequences of the market crash, partly due to conservative caution; this experience has encouraged other states to be more…

Diamond sanctions will have a modest impact on Russia

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RUSSIA

The ban will be extended by the end of the year to include diamonds polished in third countries, lab-grown diamonds, as well as jewellery and watches containing diamonds. The new…

AI's promise and pitfalls will affect key domains

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INT

AI promises to drive economic efficiencies across sectors, improve the delivery of critical services such as healthcare, democratise access to knowledge and skills, and tighten…

State asset sales will boost Romanian capital market

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ROMANIA

The sale is the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Europe this year and the largest on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). It has attracted new investors and increased…

Oman's LNG exports will increase as oil plateaus

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OMAN

Previously, in January, the energy ministry announced it was offering three new oil and gas concessions. Muscat wants to engage private companies in efforts to unearth fresh…