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China’s property downturn resolution will take years

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CHINA

The housing market is experiencing its largest downturn, triggered by government action in 2020 to limit financial risks from the property sector by introducing debt ceilings for…

Brazil banks foresee renewed lending growth this year

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BRAZIL

The Brazilian financial system, which is still dominated by five state and private banks, saw slower loan growth and worsening asset quality in 2023 due to high inflation and…

Technology offers hope in tackling water scarcity

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INTERNATIONAL

Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…

I-Soon leak exposes scope of China's cyber activity

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CHINA

This leak included corporate documents and internal communications, and detailed a suite of spyware applications developed by Shanghai-based cybersecurity company I-Soon, a…

AI's promise and pitfalls will affect key domains

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INT

AI promises to drive economic efficiencies across sectors, improve the delivery of critical services such as healthcare, democratise access to knowledge and skills, and tighten…

Algeria will tightly control private enterprise

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ALGERIA

Since his 2019 election, the president has introduced reforms to attract foreign investment, albeit only to a handful of sectors. The president remains opposed to opening the…

EU will be assertive with new trade defence tools

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EU

First cases pursued under the FSR show it could be one of the most far-reaching of the strategic autonomy measures introduced under this Commission. One Chinese company has…

Antitrust tests of 'big tech' will get tougher

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INT

The move comes as regulators scrutinise the competition implications of large tech companies' ability to lock in customers by bundling their products, creating dependencies. The…

EU supply chain law faces major obstacles in Germany

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EU/GERMANY

The vote was lost following Germany’s decision to oppose the directive, which encouraged others to abstain. There are only a few weeks left for the Council to vote again on the…

US colleges are under political and financial pressure

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UNITED STATES

The move by non-tenure-track faculty and post-doctoral researchers came two months after Claudine Gay resigned under pressure as the university’s president. The two developments…