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Bullish and bearish China growth view is reconcilable

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CHINA

China analysts are diverging between those growing more negative on the long-run prospects and those remaining bullish

Population trends pose development challenges

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INT

Just 2% of global population gain in 2016-40 will be in advanced countries; 56% will be in Africa and the Middle East

Emerging markets growing old faster than growing rich

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INT

Emerging markets are ageing at lower incomes than advanced markets, a policy challenge that will influence GDP prospects

Women will remain under-represented in US midterms

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UNITED STATES

A record number of women will run for state legislatures in 2022, but less than one-third running for Congress are women

Risk and Opportunities, 2018, Part 1

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INT

Political and policy-driven risk will overshadow business and investment in 2018

Biden extends slowing US nuclear sector

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UNITED STATES

The Biden administration is making USD6bn available to help avert the premature closure of some nuclear power plants

Widening wealth disparities will drive populist voting

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INT

Wealth is more unequal than incomes; countries with stable or falling income inequality will increasingly address wealth

Green New Deal will energise both parties’ 2020 pushes

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UNITED STATES

The Green New Deal calls for massive social, economic and energy reform including net-zero US emissions in ten years