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Latin American fintechs will expand at a slower pace

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LATIN AMERICA

Brazil, Mexico and Colombia continue to have the largest number of fintechs, with payments and remittances, and lending, being the region’s leading business segments for fintech…

Russia’s crypto ambitions will face hard reality

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RUSSIA

On August 8, President Vladimir Putin signed two bills into law that modernise Russia’s legal and regulatory framework regarding cryptocurrencies. The first bill created the…

Shrinking workforce will dent East Asia’s economies

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EAST ASIA

Persistently low fertility rates mean that the next decade will see ‘super-aged’ societies not just in China but also in other key East Asian economies, including Hong Kong…

Prolonged uncertainty will challenge automakers

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INTERNATIONAL

In parallel, amid rising tariffs and regulatory uncertainty, automotive firms are having to place bets on new technologies, supplier relationships and business models that will…

Online payments crisis shows vulnerability in Seoul

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SOUTH KOREA

E-commerce is a major sector, with a few domestic players dominating the market. The government’s monetary aid to the platforms’ unpaid vendors aims to mitigate financial…

Gradual, steady growth will continue in Guatemala

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GUATEMALA

While private consumption remained strong, driven by remittances and substantial bank credit growth, export performance weakened due to reduced US demand for maquila products…

South-east Asia’s economic influence will grow

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The Fortune 500 is a list of the top US companies according to publicly available data, published each year since 1955. The South-east Asia list is the latest in a handful of…

China will dominate the Russian truck market

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RUSSIA

The exit of major European truck manufacturers from the Russian market has allowed Chinese companies to gain a substantial foothold, exploiting the established infrastructure and…

Corporate climate reporting is underestimating risks

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INTERNATIONAL

However, there is a danger of these impact assessments understating the costs of the global temperature rise already happening, and of action needed to restrain it.

Protracted recession now appears likely in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

In April the Monthly Estimate of Economic Activity declined by 1.7% year-on-year, accumulating a 4.2% contraction in January-April. President Javier Milei expected the economy to…