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Apr-18 Rising geopolitical tensions, increased protectionism and unexpectedly abrupt tightening of global financial conditions pose downside risks to growth market economies, especially in Asia, says the World Bank. Growth in the key Asian region is projected to increase in 2018 and 2019. Indonesia, Brazil and India will all pick up pace, even as China moderates.
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23-Feb-18 Russia is looking to impose duty charges on cross-border e-commerce purchases from May-18, bringing an end to the boom years for major players such as China's AliExpress and JD.com. [image: HTDC Research]
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Jan-18 The World Bank reports that Emerging Markets & Developing Economies (EMDE) growth will strengthen to 4.5 percent in 2018, reflecting a recovery in commodity exporters. However, longer term growth is likely to decline, reflecting recent investment weakness, slowing productivity growth, and demographics.
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30-Dec-18 The number of medical tourists travelling to Iran is estimated to have fallen 10% in the current Iranian calendar year of 1396 (Mar-17 - Mar-18) in comparison with the previous year. [image: Tehran Times]
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27-Sep-17 KT Corporation (formerly Korea Telecom) announced it will enter Kazakhstan’s digital healthcare market and plans to develop the overseas digital healthcare market aggressively in the future, and market its mobile diagnostic solutions. [image: Business Korea]
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