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IMF warns China over cost of Covid lockdowns Hardline approach to pandemic risks damaging global economy, says Kristalina Georgieva
China warns west against rapid interest rate rise Xi Jinping says major economies need to be wary of ‘negative spillovers’ hitting global recovery
The Davos razzmatazz is gone, but the issues are more urgent than ever Urgent questions from the climate crisis to tax avoidance remain on the table
Developing countries at risk from global economic threats, says World Bank Bank forecasts slowdown in growth as world copes with Covid, inflation and higher interest rates
Covid has undermined fight against global heating, says WEF Sharper divisions between rich and poor countries are making a united response more difficult, survey finds
Brexit changes will add to soaring costs in 2022, warn UK manufacturers Make UK says two-thirds of companies fear customs delays and red tape from new rules will further hamper supply chains
Britain’s stalling economy blamed on inflation and product shortages Last quarter survey of 2021 shows firms worried about raised interest rates, and cash flow and debt issues, prior to plan B Covid rules
Tesla criticised for opening showroom in Xinjiang despite human rights abuses Elon Musk and Tesla must consider human rights in the Chinese region or risk being complicit, says Human Rights Watch
The Guardian view on the next pandemic: can we learn Covid’s lessons? Editorial: Preparation means not just improving surveillance and buying more protective gear, but rethinking the way we live
NI peace architect accuses Boris Johnson of ‘casual political vandalism’ Jonathan Powell says PM and Brexit ministers risking fragile peace in Northern Ireland and ‘don’t seem to care’
‘There is no money left’: Covid crisis leaves Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy Half a million people have sunk into poverty since the pandemic struck, with rising costs forcing many to cut back on food
Global economy to grow by about 4% in 2022, says thinktank Centre for Economics and Business Research forecasts reasonably strong rise in face of inflation, Omicron and supply chain crisis
Evergrande: ‘Everyone bet on inexorably rising Chinese property prices’ Developers owe $19.8bn in dollar-denominated offshore debt in the first three months of the year as issues that blighted Evergrande spread
What the UK and hauliers can expect from long-delayed Brexit controls From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening