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A China crisis is bigger systemic threat than markets

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INT

China’s influence on the global real economy is a bigger risk than events in fragile Italy, Turkey and Argentina

Acute and chronic risks threaten China’s stability

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CHINA

Temporary circumstances, inexorable trends and systemic factors put China’s stability and prosperity at risk

Bank regulations cannot prevent a crisis of confidence

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INT

Recent events show that higher rates and crashing confidence can push well-capitalised banks to crisis quickly

Digital currencies lag puts crypto investors at risk

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INTERNATIONAL

Some 87 countries, accounting for over 90% of global GDP, are exploring the potential of central bank digital currencies

Inequality will grow as political concern in China

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CHINA

China is among the most unequal countries in the world

Gender gaps create new costs for corporates

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INT

Corporates are under pressure to improve gender parity but progress is slow

Big tech’s share of some finance segments will surge

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INT

The network-to-activity loop lets ‘big tech’ firms gain market share quickly, but the loop may be vicious not virtuous

Protests reveal strong economic grievances in China

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CHINA

Protests are common in China, but most of them have economic rather than political objectives

Post-sanctions opening could transform Iran's economy

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IRAN

Sanctions have limited Iran's huge growth potential for decades

Cheap oil will persist despite international talks

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MENA

Beyond the hype, OPEC and Russia will struggle to agree an output freeze