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Cruise lines are banking on regular sailings next year

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INTERNATIONAL

The largest cruise companies, Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Royal Norwegian, expect no sailings from US ports until at least November. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down global…

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

Differing priorities of age groups polarise politics

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INT

There are more people over than under 40 in high-income nations; this could exacerbate political polarisation

Vaccines will drive financial markets over US politics

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INTERNATIONAL

Divided government provides scope for volatility at a perilous time for the pandemic-ravaged US economy, but markets are putting greater weight on the prospect of a vaccine…

Shifts elsewhere could build up Polish policy doubts

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POLAND

Poland's rating, therefore, remains at A2, despite persistent concerns about the policies of its one-year-old nationalist government, in particular, the threats to the…

US yield inversion signals recession within 1-2 years

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UNITED STATES

Predicting recessions.

Pressure rises on Hungary’s central bank to hike rates

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The long-anticipated change in ECB policy is contributing to the recent tightening in financial conditions. The credibility of central banks in Central Europe (CE), where…

Africa's maturing private equity market set for growth

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AFRICA

Outlook for private equity in sub-Saharan Africa.

Prospects for the global economy in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

PROSPECTS 2018: Global economy

Pro-Bumiputera move will have mixed impact in Malaysia

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MALAYSIA

The initiative is aimed at improving the socio-economic position of ethnic Malay and indigenous people, a sizeable majority in Malaysia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance, led by…