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Weaknesses undermine Japan’s advanced IT sector

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JAPAN

Japan's software sector.

Global sustainability market will expand despite COVID

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INT

There are major regional differences in how governments and companies from developed and developing countries perform on sustainability. Even so, policy efforts by some large…

Lower rates will return, amplify and raise challenges

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INTERNATIONAL

The identification of the impact of wars and pandemics on interest rates has been difficult for lack of data. Recent research efforts have overcome this. Pandemics tend to push…

Pandemic will power push for digitalisation in Japan

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JAPAN

Motivating the new initiatives were delays and snags in delivering cash handouts to families and firms at the height of the coronavirus crisis. Online applications ran into…

Western inputs make Turkey’s arms sector vulnerable

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TURKEY

Ankara’s defence sector has strengthened over the past decade, boosting arms exports, although its military is still the main buyer. However, the sector is dependent on Western…

Asia will be top IPO market globally in 2016

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INTERNATIONAL

The current state of the global IPO market.

Chronic diseases raise global risks to maternal health

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INTERNATIONAL

Progress in ending Maternal Mortality Rates globally.

COP21 will reach weak global climate agreement

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INTERNATIONAL

Climate change and the Paris accord.

Tech stocks will be resilient to China regulatory risk

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INTERNATIONAL

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index -- a gauge of US-listed Chinese shares -- lost 22% in July, compared with the Nasdaq 100 Index gaining 3.5%. Beijing’s crackdown is unnerving…

Firms may need to tighten political risk reporting

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INTERNATIONAL

Political risk reporting.