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Foreign holdings of EM debt are a key global risk

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Risks surrounding increased foreign participation in EM bond markets.

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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Corporate governance.

Global anti-corruption efforts face new obstacles

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Anti-corruption efforts.

Bitcoin is unlikely to trigger a wider market crash

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The launch last month on two major US futures exchanges of derivative contracts on bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, will broaden bitcoin’s ownership…

Multilateral governance will advance despite obstacles

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Reforming the multilateral development banks.

EU-Swiss deal unlikely in the near future

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EU-Swiss impasse.

Smart contracts are likely to have limited application

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These experiments are testing the technology for its potential to save time and money, and for its capacity to boost transparency of the financial sector. However, these trials…

Technology will be key to China’s food self-reliance

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CHINA

Their view reflects a renewed preoccupation with grain self-sufficiency. As President Xi Jinping put it in July, “the more risks and challenges we face, the more we should fill…

Mexican government will seek to buy Banamex

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MEXICO

The move has further highlighted risks for international investors in Mexico under the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who appears to have…

Volatility undercuts bitcoin’s effort to go mainstream

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Bitcoin is benefiting from the growing institutionalisation of the investor base for digital tokens, and the appeal of crypto-assets as a hedge against the debasement of…