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Climate needs and debt to hit lower-income states hard

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Debt distress is related to both global financial conditions -- such as the strength of the US dollar -- and growing climate vulnerabilities. Greater attention and funding to…

Tech advances should eventually spark a platinum rally

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The price has remained tepid since the metal’s value doubled during the first year of the pandemic. However, for the first time since 2018, the price of platinum is nearing parity…

WTO now a forum for talks, not unanimous dealmaking

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The WTO remains the main body determining global trade rules, but increasingly it looks likely to struggle to go beyond mere discussion.

AI will transform supply chains

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Rapid AI adoption in industrial and commercial supply chains is enabling companies in industries as diverse as retailing, auto manufacturing and food and beverage production to be…

Evolution in cybercrime needs security upgrades

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These trends include the rise in ‘double extortion’ ransomware attacks and supply chain attacks to obtain sensitive data and infiltrate computer networks through widely used…

EU and UK rules on financial trading will diverge

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Some of these rules will directly impact UK-based financial services firms enmeshed in UK markets, though the United Kingdom aspires to diverge from the common regulatory regime…

Russian foreign influencer campaigns are evolving

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In recent months, multiple European intelligence services have issued warnings of increased efforts by Russian state organisations to undermine social cohesion in Europe via…

AI use in the fashion industry will proliferate

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Firms in this sector are deploying AI in functions as diverse as consumer behaviour analysis and product development to supply chain management and marketing. The fashion industry…

Shipping is vulnerable to more severe disruption ahead

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Shippers are being forced to take longer routes or pay higher insurance premiums, increasing costs, disrupting supply chains and absorbing the post-pandemic increase in shipping…

Interest rate uncertainty keeps pressure on US bonds

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The Fed and ECB seem set to diverge, with the latter expected to cut rates in June. There is a rising prospect, bolstered by the resilient US labour market and Middle East…