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To what kind of world will we recover?

Delve into seven world-shaping megatrends, analyse the data that defines them, and plot their potential impact on individual industries.

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How the pandemic has fuelled money laundering

Unpacking the plastic problem

Modelling a rapid recycling revolution

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China’s Generation Z

UBS China 360 engaged young consumers, leading experts, consumer surveys, app monitors and brand trackers to decode China’s Generation Z.

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Net zero: breaking down the bill

What investment is needed to switch to clean fuels, and how will capital expenditure be allocated across the energy supply chain?

Covid-19: widening the gap between rich and poor

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, in 2020, the world’s five wealthiest individuals saw their collective worth increase by more than $250bn.

Spacs: the blank-cheque blitz of 2020

Special purpose acquisition companies, or Spacs, have taken Wall Street by storm this year. Spacs are shell companies that raise money by listing on the stock exchange.

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Asia’s innovation boom: where it’s happening and why it matters

Asia's R&D spend is on track to exceed Europe and the US combined by 2020. But which countries are innovating, what are the implications and are investors pricing in the potential?

The Death of Cash: an ancient technology on the way out?

A number of governments, central banks and even some economists now advocate a switch to all-digital currencies. With the rapid rise of mobile payments, the long-term survival of cash seems precarious.

Debt vs. Equity: the shifting moods of finance

Nearly a decade of low interest rates coupled with tax advantages have encouraged many companies to opt for debt to underpin their growth. But could this era be coming to an end?

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Protectionism in Practice: examining the economic impact of tariffs

If the US put tariffs on Chinese goods, the impact would be felt way beyond the borders of both countries. China is the world’s biggest exporter, but it’s also the second biggest importer, with many of those imports coming from other Asian countries.

China’s corporate debt addiction: bond defaults spell trouble

Unprecedented bond defaults have economists worried about the levels of Chinese debt.

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Knowledge is the New Capital: why companies keep making one simple and costly mistake

What if the traditional approach of treating labour as a cost, rather than an asset, was turned on its head?

Financial centres after Brexit: a bonanza for Europe?

As the process of Brexit continues, the UK’s neighbours are eyeing up the business they can take from London, and the City’s banking sector is the real prize.

Bitcoin’s Existential Crisis: making a decision with billions at stake

The cryptocurrency that was invented to disrupt traditional banking through its decentralised model is under increasing strain as it grows in popularity.

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Electric Vehicles: Who wins under the hood?

Electric Vehicles are going mainstream, but when will they become profitable for manufacturers, and which sectors and firms are set to benefit the most?

Where Does Cash Matter Most? Demonetisation shakes the sub-continent

More and more governments are aiming to phase out cash, ostensibly to curb tax avoidance and criminal activity, while some countries are making leaps and bounds towards a cashless future without a backwards glance.