November 16, 2024

Category: Personal Finance

How India could become an Asian tiger
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How India could become an Asian tiger

Is India achieving its potential? In the year to the third quarter of 2023, the country grew at a blistering rate of 8.4%. Over the next half-decade it is expected to expand at 6.5% a year, which would make it the world’s fastest-growing big economy. So far, so good. The problem, as critics point out, […]

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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem

Bank of Jiujiang, a mid-tier lender from a southern Chinese river town, imparted some bad news on March 19th. In a rare disclosure, it told investors profits for 2023 might fall by 30%, because of poorly performing loans. This is just the sort of information Chinese banks are normally reluctant to reveal. Indeed, they often […]

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What is Cash App, and is it safe to use? #CashNews.co
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What is Cash App, and is it safe to use? #CashNews.co

Cash News Cash App is a peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service that offers a simple way to send money to friends, loved ones, and others. It also allows you to pay small business owners for goods and services, albeit without buyer protections. If you’re thinking about using Cash App to send or receive money, here’s what […]

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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America

Last year Xi Jinping, China’s president, paid a visit to Heilongjiang in the country’s north-east. This province, part of the industrial rustbelt, exemplifies the problems besetting China’s economy. Its birth rate is the lowest in the country. House prices in its biggest city are falling. The province’s GDP grew by only 2.6% in 2023. Worse, […]

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Wanted: a new economics writer
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Wanted: a new economics writer

We are hiring a writer on economics, ideally based at first in London. Journalistic experience is not necessary. The ability to write clearly and entertainingly is crucial. So is a thorough understanding of economics and an ability to work with data. The ideal candidate would have an interest in the economics of innovation and technology, […]

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