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China will slowly move to target risks instead of GDP

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CHINA

China's economy grew by 6.9% year-on-year in the April-June quarter of 2017, in line with the 6.5-7.0% target. Marked growth in exports drove GDP expansion and combined with…

Continued unrest will hit Nicaragua’s financial system

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NICARAGUA

The political crisis that began in Nicaragua last year has sent the economy into a deep recession. A collapse in consumer and business confidence has significantly reduced demand…

EU-UK trade deal would be damaging for business

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UK/EU

FTA impact on business.

China cannot offset Western sanctions on Russia

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CHINA/RUSSIA

It has also denied engaging in discussions with Moscow about providing military assistance, a claim the US government has made to allied nations.

Fed hike will hit South-east Asian liquidity and debt

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Implications of a US rates hike for South-east Asian economies.

Brexit impact on UK trade will be clearer after COVID

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UNITED KINGDOM

Brexit's direct impacts on goods trade are beginning to emerge. In sectors that rely on complex supply chains or are characterised by large capital investments, the full impacts…

China's economy may slow again later this year

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CHINA

The macroeconomic outlook for China.

Added Saudi risks will fail to deter many investors

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SAUDI ARABIA

This follows the successful issuance of 7.5 billion dollars of bonds by the Saudi government on January 9 -- a signal of confidence from global financial markets after the…

Iran will equivocate over money laundering

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IRAN

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body that works to combat money laundering and terrorism financing, has threatened to impose countermeasures on Iran in February…

US financial flows are as important to growth as trade

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INTERNATIONAL

Exploring the US current account beyond goods trade.