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Debt crisis risks are growing in many emerging markets

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EMERGING MARKETS

Many emerging markets, whether eligible for the G20 debt relief schemes or not, could follow Sri Lanka into debt default

A China crisis is bigger systemic threat than markets

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INT

China’s influence on the global real economy is a bigger risk than events in fragile Italy, Turkey and Argentina

Africa’s economic crisis will escalate debt crisis

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AFRICA

Debt sustainability is a major concern as African economies reel from the worst economic crisis in decades

Global debts will be costlier to pay off in 2017-18

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INT

The IMF Financial Stability Report urges policymakers to tackle debts that stand at a record high 225% of world GDP

Geopolitics, supply stress and rate rises will hit GDP

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INT

The outlook is softening as Ukraine war impacts will aggravate supply chain disruptions and tighter financial conditions

Emerging cities to shape the future of global business

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INTERNATIONAL

Specific hub cities will dominate business in emerging markets, though the strengths and opportunities they offer differ

Lower near-term EM risks raise long-run opportunities

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INT

The near-term risk of defaults in emerging market (EM) sovereign debt markets is easing

Lone US Fed dove raises concerns about orderly QE exit

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INTERNATIONAL

At the Federal Reserve meeting, Neel Kashkari voted no change and raised concern about the quantitative easing exit

The UK’s trade bill will rise sharply outside the EU

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UNITED KINGDOM

The likelihood of hard Brexit has risen and if WTO rules are adopted, the cost of UK goods and services trade will rise

Big tech’s share of some finance segments will surge

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INT

The network-to-activity loop lets ‘big tech’ firms gain market share quickly, but the loop may be vicious not virtuous