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Japan's defence industry will expand rapidly

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JAPAN

Tokyo is harnessing civil-military synergies and boosting government spending to expand Japan’s defence sector. Meanwhile, it has eased rules governing firms’ profits and exports…

Industry robots will lift productivity and inequality

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INT

In 2021, the last year for which data are available, a record 517,000 robots were installed in manufacturing facilities globally. A new study focusing on the United States finds…

Protracted recession now appears likely in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

In April the Monthly Estimate of Economic Activity declined by 1.7% year-on-year, accumulating a 4.2% contraction in January-April. President Javier Milei expected the economy to…

Maintaining Brazil growth will remain a key challenge

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BRAZIL

The reading, above market expectations, was largely supported by higher investment and household consumption amid a more benign environment of falling unemployment, inflation and…

Regional economic output will keep growing in Russia

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RUSSIA

The deterioration in regional finances is driven by falling incomes in oil-producing regions and higher spending by regional governments. Economic activity is recovering after…