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South-east Asia automation could see labour unrest

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Outlook for automation in South-east Asia and its implications.

COVID-19 pushes advances in commercial drone tech

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INT

Yet the use of drones for these purposes in the last two months has also exposed how much work remains to be done in getting more advanced drone services to the market.

Expansion of renewables in Germany is set to slow down

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GERMANY

Germany's renewable energy reform.

Terms of Greece's third bailout will depress economy

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GREECE

In the absence of external funding, capital controls will remain. Banks will allow depositors to withdraw up to 420 euros (456 dollars)/week at one go rather than in daily…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2020

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PROSPECTS 2020 H2

COVID-19 dominates the scenarios for the next six months, which range from a swift sharp recovery to another dramatic fall in activity. Policy responses, financial markets…

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for manufacturing in 2016.

Timely Balkan virus precautions may avert the worst

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BALKANS

The spread of COVID-19 in the Balkans.

China’s economic targets will get trickier to achieve

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CHINA

The GDP growth target of 5% and the urban job creation target of 12 million are unchanged from last year, but harder to achieve as the post-pandemic rebound fades and large-scale…

Israeli debates on religion will have economic impacts

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ISRAEL

Debates over the role of religion in society, especially the privileges of the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) community, have emerged as a central theme ahead of September’s election.

Russian policy toolkit mixes rate rises and price caps

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RUSSIA

This is high enough to worry the Central Bank of Russia (CBR): inflation has hovered around 4%, the bank's target level, for the last four years. The CBR has responded with…