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Xinjiang issues place US firms in a difficult position

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UNITED STATES

Many are facing a combination of ethical and commercial dilemmas as China uses the commercial power of its domestic consumers to silence critics. Those targeted so far, mostly…

India’s second-hand economy will grow fast

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INDIA

As the economic fallout of COVID-19 hits incomes and livelihoods, business-to-consumer (B2C) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) transactions in the second-hand sector look set to…

The US rebound will be less even than headlines imply

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UNITED STATES

Hiring was strong in the leisure and hospitality industries, anticipating higher consumer spending, the US economy's main driver. Accelerating progress on vaccination points to a…

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…