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North Korea cybercrime capabilities are evolving

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NORTH KOREA

This campaign is part of a broader escalation of cyberattacks that aim to generate financial and non-financial rewards for the state.

China cross-border finance system will not aid Russia

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INT

One of these is SWIFT, the global interbank messaging system from which Russian banks have been largely excluded since the invasion. This issue has drawn attention to China’s…

Isolation from West will bring Russia and Iran closer

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RUSSIA/IRAN

The two countries have turned to each other amid increasing isolation from international banking systems, export markets, and foreign resources and technologies. Deepening their…

ASEAN will struggle to resolve regional problems

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ASEAN

Singapore's leadership of ASEAN.

Smart contracts are likely to have limited application

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INT

These experiments are testing the technology for its potential to save time and money, and for its capacity to boost transparency of the financial sector. However, these trials…

Limited resources will check BRICS financial clout

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INTERNATIONAL

BRICS members seek to reduce the dominance of the US dollar in global trade; a less dollar-focused approach to development finance from the NDB is consistent with this. The BRICS…

The renminbi will gradually check dollar dominance

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INTERNATIONAL

The share of Chinese central government bonds held by foreigners rose to 8% at end-October, from 1.2% at end-2019 as Chinese stock and bond funds were included in global indexes…

China's blockchain network has strategic implications

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CHINA

The BSN's most immediate objective is to promote international trade by enabling smart contracts and supply chain tracing. It is often mentioned alongside other Chinese…

Pandemic to worsen recession and instability in Haiti

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HAITI

World Bank and IMF financial support totalling USD142mn, in the form of grants and zero-interest loans, will help partially to cover increasing external and fiscal financing gaps…

China cannot offset Western sanctions on Russia

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CHINA/RUSSIA

It has also denied engaging in discussions with Moscow about providing military assistance, a claim the US government has made to allied nations.