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Saudi Aramco will seek to manage rapid industry change

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SAUDI ARABIA

Yet this follows a government directive that the company cancel increases in its maximum sustainable capacity (MSC) of crude oil production from 12 million barrels per day (b/d…

Beijing's Alibaba move signals shift on IPR

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CHINA

Alibaba's involvement in trade in counterfeit goods, and the authorities' response.

China's slowing economy will prompt fiscal support

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CHINA

The manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell into contraction (to 49.2), indicating that business conditions were worse than the previous month. Retail sales, industrial…

Pandemic will alter consumption patterns in China

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CHINA

The rate of decline has slowed in recent months, but household demand remains weak. Consumer optimism is more positive than in many other countries hit by the pandemic, but…

China's economic recovery is shakier than it may seem

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CHINA

In quarterly terms, real GDP increased by 2.2%. Growth was driven by services: the tertiary sector grew 5.4% y/y. Consumption is shifting from goods to services, with hotels and…

French firms adjust to new competition in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

French business outlook in West Africa.

Chinese demand will drive Brazil beef price rises

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BRAZIL

From late October to late November 2019, beef prices in Brazil increased, on average, by 35%, with the price of fattened cattle reaching over 230 reais (approximately 55 dollars…

E-commerce market will settle to steady growth

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INTERNATIONAL

The pandemic sped up the expansion of e-commerce worldwide. However, growth rates are now reverting from 26% in 2020 and 19% in 2021 towards rates closer to 10%. Shoppers still…

Cuba will struggle to keep inflation at bay

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CUBA

So far, state-sector price controls and price caps on food and private markets have prevented runaway inflation. However, producers are withholding goods or selling on the black…

Recovery of Russian consumption is likely to moderate

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RUSSIA

Strong household demand, now restored to pre-war levels, mitigated the impact on GDP of falling exports last year. The consumer market is profoundly changed, with new brands from…