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Poor governance creates $12 billion property value gap between South Africa’s two biggest cities
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Reading China’s economy: escaping Western flawed lens
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Mortgage lending increases despite elevated rates for homeowners
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Second quarter GDP up 3.9% after quarter one slump
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Irish economy shrank by 1.6% in 12 months to June, CSO estimates – The Irish Times
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Hong Kong retailers hit as customers ‘head north’ to cheaper Shenzhen
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Australia's housing downturn weighs on economy; higher rates and tax changes drag demand – The Times of India
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Jamie Dimon says stagflation is coming. Is he right? – YouTube
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Can China and Indonesia’s strong financial ties withstand ‘resource nationalism’?
Back in 2009, when China’s economy was expanding at about twice today’s pace, a little-known private firm made…
Top 10 African countries with the highest diesel prices in July 2026
Costly diesel prices drive up operating costs in almost every industry since it is the main fuel…