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Risks and opportunities 2020: International

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INTERNATIONAL

Risks centre on trade, cybercrime and the manufacturing weakness spreading to services, but new technologies offer hope

The pandemic has worsened global cooperation prospects

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INT

Economic stagnation and employment or livelihood crises are most feared by executives surveyed worldwide

Saudi instability risk will rise if reforms fail

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SAUDI ARABIA

The kingdom's eroding public finances raise questions over its long-term resilience

External shocks accentuate Central Asian weaknesses

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CENTRAL ASIA

Governments muddled along through stagnation, but have been confounded by low oil prices and a malfunctioning Russia

Latin America growth gloom persists

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LATAM

With modest exceptions, GDP forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean continue to decline for this year and next

Long-term shifts to weaken traditional EU left

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EU

Traditional left-wing parties are struggling for electoral success, despite the economic crisis

Africa’s economic crisis will escalate debt crisis

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AFRICA

Debt sustainability is a major concern as African economies reel from the worst economic crisis in decades

Russia may carve out shallow niche in Africa

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RUSSIA-AFRICA

Russia announced its return to Africa with a major summit in Sochi on October 23-24