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A China crisis is bigger systemic threat than markets

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

Near- and friend-shoring markedly alter trade flows

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The United States, Europe and Japan are trading more together and less with China, which is trading more with Russia

Globalisation evolves as FDI and supply chains shift

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Friend-shoring is outstripping near-shoring in the remaking of supply chains

Global tensions will spur value chains rethink

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Firms are rethinking their strategies on global value chains, which may change markedly in years to come

Sri Lanka’s economic reality needs balanced diplomacy

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SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka is central to China’s plans to develop its maritime trade and military infrastructure in the Indian Ocean

Taiwan will be at pains to retain diplomatic allies

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TAIWAN

Taipei has lost diplomatic ally Nauru to Beijing and relations with Tuvalu were uncertain following recent elections

US auto autarky ambition could cut world trade and GDP

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The EU taxes US cars at 10%, firing an auto surplus; the US taxes EU cars at 2.5%, firing a deficit and troubling Trump

Crypto crash boosts central bank digital currencies

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INT

The crash of stablecoin TerraUSD is the latest casualty of the ongoing upheaval in the cryptocurrency ecosystem

ASEAN infrastructure imbalances will spur competition

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ASEAN

Uneven trade-related infrastructure across ASEAN implies investment possibilities and geopolitical competition

Risks and opportunities 2021: Global economy

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INTERNATIONAL

Economic and health policies are key to the West and many developing nations emerging swiftly from double-dip recession