Halted China IPO sends political and policy signals

Regulators intervened at the last moment to halt the keenly awaited IPO of Alibaba’s finance spinoff, Ant Financial

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Kazakh fiscal buffers soften oil and COVID-19 blows

For an oil-revenue-dependent state, Kazakhstan is enduring low prices and COVID-19 pain without disastrous consequences

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The world’s attention has been largely focused on the pandemic this year, but climate action has not been forgotten

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The latest mid-term budget outline rests on steep expenditure cuts

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The annual IEA long-term energy outlook highlights how meeting climate targets for 2050 and 2070 will be a struggle

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Financial market volatility has increased, but traditional safe haven assets have not been outperforming

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Lusaka’s creditors want to avoid setting a precedent for other embattled sovereigns

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Despite COVID-19-related demand concerns, a flagship measure to improve producer prices is set to benefit cocoa farmers

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Argentine-based Mercado Libre is expanding in e-commerce and digital payments across the region

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China is piloting a central bank digital currency, pressuring the Fed to accelerate its work on issuing a digital dollar

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