Why China’s housing market is collapsing

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China has been trimming interest rates recently – in contrast to other major economies – as it tries to stem the economic effects of its zero-Covid policy and address a growing property crisis. The country’s traditionally strong housing market has been affected by a funding crisis that has seen development paused and led to buyers […]

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The battle between globalism and sovereignty

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“If Russia fails, all bets are off for the 21st century. And if Russia succeeds as a nation-state in the family of nations, it will owe much of that success to one man, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.” – Time magazine, “Putin Man of the Year” in 2007 Admire him or despise him, Russia’s president has put […]

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​​Microsoft releases second edition of Cyber Signals 

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RaaS a dominant business model helping criminals deploy ransomwareOver 80% of ransomware episodes traced to common configuration errors Microsoft released its 2nd edition of Cyber Signals, a regular cyberthreat intelligence brief, spotlighting security trends plus insights gathered through Microsoft’s global safety signals and specialists. ÂThe technology giant noted that specialisation and…Continue Reading