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Global debts will be costlier to pay off in 2017-18

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The IMF Financial Stability Report urges policymakers to tackle debts that stand at a record high 225% of world GDP

Global governance reform will be hard in the Trump era

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Voting at international financial institutions does not reflect GDP trends, leaving emerging markets with little voice

Emerging cities to shape the future of global business

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Specific hub cities will dominate business in emerging markets, though the strengths and opportunities they offer differ

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

Global house prices have firm but fragile momentum

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Advanced markets’ average real house prices are almost back to the pre-2008/09 crisis peak; emerging markets’ are ahead

Non-bank finance faultlines may fuel explosive crises

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Non-bank financial entities hold half of financial assets, are highly leveraged, and are far less regulated than banks

Lower near-term EM risks raise long-run opportunities

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The near-term risk of defaults in emerging market (EM) sovereign debt markets is easing

Little scope for much-needed rise in budget spending

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High demands on increasingly strained public budgets are fuelling fiscal sustainability fears and bond market sell-offs

Pandemic will accelerate the rise of digital payments

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Digitalisation of the global economy has increased the use of cashless payments worldwide

Geopolitics, supply stress and rate rises will hit GDP

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The outlook is softening as Ukraine war impacts will aggravate supply chain disruptions and tighter financial conditions