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Global house prices have firm but fragile momentum

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Advanced markets’ average real house prices are almost back to the pre-2008/09 crisis peak; emerging markets’ are ahead

Differentiated approach aids emerging market assets

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US GDP upgrades are fuelling price fears and a bond market sell-off, but investors are differentiating more between EMs

Privacy and security policies lag biometric data use

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People are submitting vast amounts of biometric data to governments and private firms, knowingly and unknowingly

Pandemic response threatens climate funding shortfall

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Low- and middle-income states must spend more than 1% of GDP a year on environmental protection but budgets may narrow

News on social media will fuel polarisation

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Public reliance on social media -- the least regulated and most distrusted source of news -- is rising

COVID connectivity boost leaves social gaps intact

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COVID-19 lockdowns incentivised 783 million new users to come online during 2020-21

Tech will alter both paid and unpaid work

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Digital services and new technologies will dramatically alter the nature of work

Pandemic deepens impact of global technological gaps

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Although internet use is rising, serious access gaps persist across regions, gender and ethnic groups

Inclusion and privacy policies may lag cashless growth

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

Gender gap for mobile access may widen with COVID-19

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Rising mobile phone use has helped advance multiple development goals