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Non-financial risks may spur the next financial crisis

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INTERNATIONAL

Asking 13,000 business leaders their top risks to doing business shows that non-financial fears are rising in importance

Digital currencies lag puts crypto investors at risk

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INTERNATIONAL

Some 87 countries, accounting for over 90% of global GDP, are exploring the potential of central bank digital currencies

Crypto crash boosts central bank digital currencies

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INT

The crash of stablecoin TerraUSD is the latest casualty of the ongoing upheaval in the cryptocurrency ecosystem

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

Pandemic will accelerate the rise of digital payments

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INT

Digitalisation of the global economy has increased the use of cashless payments worldwide

Metaverse adoption will multiply cybersecurity risks

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INT

Cybersecurity risks are rising just as the next generation of internet technology is unfolding

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

Under-investment leaves Latin America open to disaster

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LATAM

Natural phenomena threaten much of Latin America, and the damage they cause will depend as much on money as on nature

Big tech’s share of some finance segments will surge

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INT

The network-to-activity loop lets ‘big tech’ firms gain market share quickly, but the loop may be vicious not virtuous

Post-sanctions opening could transform Iran's economy

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IRAN

Sanctions have limited Iran's huge growth potential for decades