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Patent protectionism could impede innovation globally

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INT

Amid US-China tensions, China has ruled that most iPhones breach patents and must be banned

China's waste ban will encourage recycling innovation

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INT

On January 1, China, the world's largest waste market, banned 24 grades of waste imports to meet environmental goals

Policy is key to curbing the forces driving inequality

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The rich are getting richer globally but policies fostering redistribution, diversification and growth can check this

Deaths of despair could hinder the economic recovery

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Social isolation and economic uncertainties arising from COVID-19 lockdowns could prompt many more deaths of despair

China reaches political crossroads as economy matures

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CHINA

The balance China has traditionally struck between economic openness and political repression may not hold much longer

The scope to increase global productivity is immense

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Global growth is picking up, but the lack of structural reform from 2007-17 is holding back countries across the world

UK cost of living crisis will cloud the 2020s outlook

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UNITED KINGDOM

Higher living costs will erode consumer spending and living standards over the medium term

Demographic trends will shape economic prospects

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INT

Transforming the world economy by 2040, working-age population growth will come almost entirely from lower-income states

Water demands of AI will elicit rising scrutiny

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INT

Research into AI's ‘thirst’ for fresh water is proliferating

Weak long-run growth raises risks to the world economy

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INTERNATIONAL

Global GDP will grow by less this decade than the past unless there is a surprise uptick in productivity