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AI use in the fashion industry will proliferate

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INT

Firms in this sector are deploying AI in functions as diverse as consumer behaviour analysis and product development to supply chain management and marketing. The fashion industry…

Slow and stuttering rebound for global manufacturing

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INTERNATIONAL

Growth rates are strongest in the Americas, China, India and the Middle East. However, disruptions in the Red Sea and Panama Canal, and now the closure of the port of Baltimore…

Iron ore is set to face a supply surplus from 2025/26

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INT

Beijing seeks to reduce price volatility for ore and hence steel through market restructuring and to increase Chinese self-sufficiency. This comes at a time when ore exporters…

China’s exports will recover but trade sanctions loom

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CHINA

Chinese exports grew by 7.1% year-on-year in US dollar terms, while imports expanded by 3.5%. The trade gap narrowed to USD39.7bn in February. Export growth was buoyed by rapid…

Labour supply constraints will dampen Russian growth

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RUSSIA

Although the Russian economy is performing well, future growth will be at risk if current imbalances in the labour market are not resolved. Labour policies are being adjusted to…

Risks will outweigh recovery chances in Eastern Europe

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EASTERN EUROPE

The economic environment has been dictated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and its market and policy implications. Next year, the prospects for the V4 economies are moderately upbeat…

Fiscal and external challenges lie ahead for Panama

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PANAMA

Panama has demonstrated resilience and maintained economic momentum, despite challenges such as reduced traffic through the drought-stricken Panama Canal and the closure, after…

Fast fashion industry growth diminishes ESG gains

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INT

Post-pandemic, UFF companies have further increased the speed of production and distribution cycles to achieve record sales, while the main fast fashion brands are trying to…

Slow growth may hit trust in Colombia’s government

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COLOMBIA

Government spending levels depend on those of individual ministries, some of which spent remarkably little last year, raising questions about budgetary decision-making. Recent…

US oil and gas sector stays strong under Biden for now

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UNITED STATES

President Joe Biden has adopted a gradual approach to replacing fossil fuels with renewable resources, but a second term would see him under greater pressure to address record…