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Central bank digital currency launch is getting closer

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INTERNATIONAL

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is lukewarm on digital currencies but the multiple impacts of COVID-19, and the progress of China and other states on CBDCs, have reignited calls for a…

China's disinformation activities may spread abroad

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CHINA

Chinese overseas disinformation activities.

US consumption may start to pick up

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UNITED STATES

One of the conundrums of the US economy that will influence the Federal Reserve's timing of an interest rate rise (currently projected for September) is where the savings from low…

Geopolitical rivalry leaves Europe with less influence

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EU

Global order and institutions have been undermined by the hostile assertiveness of the United States, China, Russia and Turkey; COVID-19 has strengthened the trend. This leaves…

Balkans will stick with United States over Chinese 5G

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BALKANS

With Bulgaria signing on October 23, 27 out of 30 NATO members have joined the pact, and only Bosnia-Hercegovina and Montenegro in the Balkans have not. According to the US State…

Tech sector giving is transforming philanthropy

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INT

The new influx into the group included three founders of technology-driven services and platforms: DoorDash, Pinterest and Shift4Payments. As the size of contributions from ‘big…

Foreign influence could affect German elections

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GERMANY

With Angela Merkel stepping down after 16 years in power, and opinion polls showing the race is narrowing, the incentive for interference is unusually high. The Greens, who are…

German economic model faces growing challenges

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GERMANY

Pressures on Germany to reform its economic model.

Chinese influence on African consumer trends will grow

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AFRICA

By 2025, an estimated two-thirds of African households will have discretionary income, significantly expanding the consumer pool. Growth in sub-Saharan Africa’s consumer market…

Battery production to influence politics in eastern EU

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EASTERN EUROPE

The global shift to a green economy coupled with the EU’s decarbonisation policy is creating new opportunities for business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Low labour costs…