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Global supply chains will shift as disruptions persist

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INTERNATIONAL

The general cost of materials, components and finished goods are likely to follow suit in sectors where excess demand reverts to oversupply. However, significant supply chain…

Emerging Asia activity will slow despite China rebound

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INTERNATIONAL

ASEAN's growth is nevertheless expected to outpace global growth, of which China and India are expected to contribute more than 50% -- India about 15% and China around 35%.

ASEAN textile sector investment needs will grow

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ASEAN

Investment needs in ASEAN's textiles and garments sector.

Argentine economy will underperform again in 2015

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ARGENTINA

In 2014, real GDP expanded by 0.5%, according to the National Statistics Institute (INDEC). Public consumption was the counter-cyclical driver while the other components of…

Platform work will outgrow policy, pressuring wages

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INTERNATIONAL

The rise of platform work.

Automation job gains will be unevenly spread

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INTERNATIONAL

Impact of automation on productivity and jobs.

Japan will become more internationally competitive

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JAPAN

In the 1980s, the country's high-cost and high-price economy was much discussed. Decades later, Japan looks like a comparatively low-cost, low-price and low-income developed…

Czech pre-2009 growth rate may return

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Leaders and laggards among CE economies.

US COVID-19 labour strike wave will grow

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UNITED STATES

Congress has passed three COVID-19 relief packages, which include payroll support for shuttered businesses to retain employees. Congress now eyes a fourth package to expand…

Inflation expectations matter more than unemployment

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INTERNATIONAL

The surge in inflation this year owes more to supply bottlenecks caused by the release of pent-up demand than to falling unemployment. In the decade before the pandemic, US…