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Reforms' concrete impact on Turkey may not be obvious

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TURKEY

The outlook for economic reform.

EU fiscal reform will be modest at best

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EU

Member states will start to negotiate possible reform of the fiscal rules in October, aiming for agreement by March. The outcome will be vital for spending and tax policy across…

Social credit fears will taint China's Sesame Credit

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CHINA

Ant Financial's Sesame Credit rating service.

Corporate climate policy will survive oil downturn

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INTERNATIONAL

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), averting a 2 degree increase in global temperature would require US businesses to reduce emissions by 1.2…

Seoul’s quest for new growth engines may prove elusive

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SOUTH KOREA

The New Growth Strategy 4.0 is the latest of several industrial strategies over the past decade and a half, as successive presidents have sought responses to gradually slowing GDP…

China will not prioritise women’s online safety

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CHINA

This is only the most recent example of a long litany of occurrences where the interests and concerns of girls and women have taken second seat to the interests of corporate…

India and Bangladesh face risks linked to Telegram

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INDIA/BANGLADESH

According to Telegram’s terms of service, users must not promote violence on publicly viewable channels. The app is popular with various extremists, including in India and…

Lithuania probe hurts China's high-end phone market

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INT

Notably, the report suggests censorship in China may be increasingly hardware-based, triggering international concerns about Chinese-made phones. Lithuania's defence ministry has…

China's digital regulatory environment will stabilise

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CHINA

This is the latest of several recent signs pointing to a shift in the government's stance towards the digital economy after a year and a half of aggressive regulatory action.

AI 'companions' will become common

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INT

They are represented by realistic-looking human avatars, with whom people can form one-to-one social relationships. Today, the number of people with such AI companions likely…