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  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    AnalysisEthiopia
    Ethiopia crisis: ‘a political mess that makes fathers fight sons’

    The conflict in Tigray is the biggest test of Abiy Ahmed’s premiership and threatens to spill over into neighbouring countries

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  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    AnalysisEurozone economy
    Eurozone economy: the struggle to stay afloat until a vaccine arrives 

    Hopes have risen of an end to the pandemic, but the bloc’s countries and companies must navigate a turbulent period first

  • Monday, 16 November, 2020
    AnalysisTransport
    New York and the crisis in mass transit systems

    Public transport revenues in leading cities have been hit hard by coronavirus, and some passengers may never return

  • Sunday, 15 November, 2020
    AnalysisSport
    Sport and politics: Naomi Osaka and the value of stars speaking out

    Sponsors and brands have started backing athletes who take activist stances that reverberate across the world

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    AnalysisCoronavirus treatment
    Inside the hunt for a Covid-19 vaccine: how BioNTech made the breakthrough

    The husband and wife team behind the German company are pioneers in a technology that could transform medicine

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    AnalysisIndian business & finance
    ‘Modi’s Rockefeller’: Gautam Adani and the concentration of power in India

    Critics say his rise is symbolic of a system where too much power is in the hands of too few

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    ETF HubThe latest news on ETFs
    Active managers struggle to prove their worth in a turbulent year

    Consolidation and increased outflows are predicted as traditional money managers fail to lift performance during the pandemic

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    AnalysisChinese economy
    China economy: will hot property market threaten post-pandemic rebound?

    With Beijing concerned that the sector is overheating, heavily indebted developers like Evergrande face intense scrutiny

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    AnalysisPrivate equity
    Will the UK axe private equity tax break worth millions?

    Any move by the UK could set a marker for how the financial sector is taxed globally post-pandemic

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  • Sunday, 8 November, 2020
    AnalysisSport
    If you can’t beat them, join them: football and F1 team up with esports

    Having watched digital upstarts develop a loyal following among the young, traditional sports franchises want in on the act

  • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
    AnalysisUS politics & policy
    US gridlock: ‘Biden will have one hand tied behind his back from the start’

    The president-elect is likely to face a hostile Republican senate

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    AnalysisAnt Group
    ‘The party is pushing back’: why Beijing reined in Jack Ma and Ant

    The billionaire’s criticism of regulators triggered the move by communist leaders to limit the power of the fintech group

  • Wednesday, 4 November, 2020
    AnalysisBrazil
    Amazon gold rush: Brazil grapples with illegal mining in the rainforest

    Swaths of forest have been razed to make way for the equipment needed to extract the metal

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    AnalysisChina
    Climate change: China’s coal addiction clashes with Xi’s bold promise

    The president has set a deadline of 2060 to be ‘net-zero’ for emissions but new coal-fired power plants keep springing up

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    Trump vs Biden: essential reading
    Trump’s last gamble: proving the pollsters wrong in Pennsylvania

    Both candidates will spend the final day of campaigning in a state that they believe holds the key to election victory

  • Sunday, 1 November, 2020
    AnalysisRetail & Consumer industry
    The post-Covid consumer: is back-to-basics shopping here to stay?

    Big consumer goods companies have been boosted by changes in lifestyle during the pandemic

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    AnalysisJoe Biden
    Bidenomics: can Democrats deliver on their new leftwing agenda?

    Higher spending and taxes reflect a pandemic consensus. Implementation will not be easy if Biden wins

  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    AnalysisOil & Gas industry
    Why ExxonMobil is sticking with oil as rivals look to a greener future

    While competitors navigate the shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, the US group is boosting production

  • Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
    AnalysisFrench politics
    Why Macron’s attempt to reset French ties to Africa has hit trouble

    Security and political challenges hinder the president’s efforts to overhaul its ‘Françafrique’ strategy

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    AnalysisMiddle Eastern politics & society
    UAE vs Turkey: regional rivalries pit MBZ against Erdogan

    Tensions between the two leaders — stretching from Libyan civil war to Qatar boycott — threaten to boil over

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    AnalysisGoogle LLC
    Google lawsuit: opening salvo in a battle to restrain Big Tech

    With broad political support, antitrust action could lay the groundwork for more cases against tech

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    FT SeriesCoronavirus: Could the world have been spared?
    How Africa fought the pandemic — and what coronavirus has taught the world 

    Can similar future outbreaks be prevented? The vital lessons of Covid-19 can be learned from African countries’ powerful response

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    FT SeriesCoronavirus: Could the world have been spared?
    How New York’s missteps let Covid-19 overwhelm the US

    City leaders saw the threat but did not act: why arguments and rivalries among politicians and power groups allowed disaster to unfold

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    FT SeriesCoronavirus: Could the world have been spared?
    Will coronavirus break the UK?

    Covid-19 has already driven a greater wedge between the four nations, testing the boundaries of power. But could it push them even further apart?

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    AnalysisFacebook Inc
    US election: Facebook’s political balancing act

    Under pressure to act against a deluge of misinformation, the tech group faces the threat of antitrust measures

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