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Chinese-made electric cars will attract Western wrath

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INT

Chinese-manufactured BEVs are cheaper than Western models, accounting for nearly 10% of EU sales and 50% of imports

Africa’s Belt and Road will follow beaten path

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AFRICA-CHINA

Despite the rhetoric, China is not offering Africa a new development model, but its engagement remains unique

AI proliferation will have serious environmental costs

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INT

Recent breakthroughs in AI will intensify the digital economy’s environmental footprint

Climate change GDP risk is high regardless of income

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INT

A new study overrules past suggestions that poorer, tropical nations will lose more GDP to the impacts of climate change

New tanks will level battlefield in Ukraine

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UKRAINE

Western-made tanks may begin arriving sooner than expected, but their weight is a problem

Structural risks dampen ‘big tech’ prospects

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INT

The pandemic-induced spurt in online activity and tech valuations is now normalising

The UK’s trade bill will rise sharply outside the EU

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UNITED KINGDOM

The likelihood of hard Brexit has risen and if WTO rules are adopted, the cost of UK goods and services trade will rise

Pandemic will accelerate the rise of digital payments

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INT

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

Patent protectionism could impede innovation globally

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INT

Amid US-China tensions, China has ruled that most iPhones breach patents and must be banned

Ireland’s dependence on foreign companies is growing

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IRELAND

Last year foreign companies generated over five times more profits compared with Irish businesses