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Non-bank finance faultlines may fuel explosive crises

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INT

Non-bank financial entities hold half of financial assets, are highly leveraged, and are far less regulated than banks

Trade rebound does not match regional demand outlooks

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INT

Estimates see world trade rebounding from sub-1% to 3.5% in 2024, even though all regions are slowing or growing slowly

Little scope for much-needed rise in budget spending

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High demands on increasingly strained public budgets are fuelling fiscal sustainability fears and bond market sell-offs

Colombia’s new drug strategy faces major challenges

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COLOMBIA

As the president looks to garner support for a new drug strategy, UN data show coca and cocaine output are up again

US, China on changed GDP growth trajectories

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