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Inclusion and privacy policies may lag cashless growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Cashless spending is surging, giving customers and traders more flexibility and reducing ‘organisational’ costs

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

Debts could crimp growth prospects in emerging markets

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INT

Debts issued by emerging markets have surged since 2008 and concerns are rising now monetary conditions are tightening

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

EU housing will recover slowly, but divergences remain

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EU

Most continental housing markets are recovering thanks to better growth prospects, while the UK boom is cooling

Public banks can finance SDGs more, but 2030 is a rush

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INTERNATIONAL

The UNCTAD report urging public banks to do the “heavy lifting” to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals is ambitious

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

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

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

Kenyan rate cap may stay through the August election

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KENYA

Kenyan rate capping banking rule faces strong opposition