International

  • Oct 11, 2023
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Disinformation will plague Israel-Hamas war

Graphic, hateful and highly inflammatory disinformation is circulating widely across social media platforms

International
  • Oct 11, 2023
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Demand for uranium will continue to outpace supply

Uranium prices are rising due to more demand for nuclear power generation, and Russia and Western value chain decoupling

International
  • Oct 10, 2023
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Soft landing for global GDP masks variance by region

The IMF sees global growth of 3.0% in 2023, bolstered by 2.1% US growth and 5.0% Chinese growth, but 2024 will be weaker

International
  • Oct 9, 2023
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War premium ups oil prices and volatility this month

Oil prices reversed their downward trend following the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas

International
  • Oct 9, 2023
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Dependency ratios overstate economic impacts of ageing

Population ageing will dampen major nations’ growth and budget scope but data crudeness means these fears are overstated

International
  • Oct 9, 2023
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G7 may converge around some key EU rules

Japan and the EU have common ground on key aspects of generative artificial intelligence applications

International
  • Oct 6, 2023
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New cybersecurity report underlines basic security

Microsoft has published an extensive report on the state of cybersecurity since July last year

International
  • Oct 6, 2023
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Food prices will be far above 2015-19 levels in 2024

The global food price index fell month-on-month for the 16th month in 18 in September but remains far above January 2019

International