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Global Growth: Our global forecasts remain well-positioned, and world real GDP growth is still on track to meet our 2.9% projection for 2017, while accelerating slightly to 3.0% in 2018. We have revised up our eurozone real GDP growth forecasts on the back of surprisingly good data in H117 but we had already been above-consensus on the bloc's

Crown Castle's acquisition of Lightower aims to improve the company's small cells offer by increasing its fibre backhaul. As data rates need to be higher and more consistent, it will be crucial for operators to use fibre as their main backhaul technology, as well as being flexible to combine different types of networks to offer the best service

We remain sceptical of Nigeria's ability to stimulate domestic gas consumption growth over the short term, given the lack of investment in gas power capacity and the supporting infrastructure. The ambitious targets in the new National Gas Policy will not be met but greater transparency in the domestic market is an important step to encouraging much

The Latest: On July 14, Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision Energy announced the launch of the Energy IoT and Smart City Technology Alliance, in cooperation with technology firms Microsoft and ARM, and consultant Accenture. In a press release, Envision described the initiative as an "open-platform alliance that connects energy pioneers and

While Latin America has benefited from stronger global growth, notable downside risks persist.

"Latin American economies remain vulnerable to a sharp deceleration in the Chinese economy and its knock-on effects in commodity prices," said Rui J. Pereira, Regional Credit Officer for the Americas. "Other primary risks include increased U.S. trade

While Latin America has benefited from stronger global growth, notable downside risks persist.

"Latin American economies remain vulnerable to a sharp deceleration in the Chinese economy and its knock-on effects in commodity prices," said Rui J. Pereira, Regional Credit Officer for the Americas. "Other primary risks include increased U.S. trade

Policymakers continue to face a multitude of challenges across the world's largest economies. We highlight several key themes in the fiscal and monetary policy spheres.

• In several developed markets, a shift away from fiscal austerity is tangible, as the limits of monetary stimulus are tested and governments face 'austerity fatigue'.

2016/2017 cocoa output in Cote d'Ivoire is still on track to surpass the record harvest recorded in 2015, despite heavy rain in recent weeks. Production has peaked and we forecast production to decline in 2017/18, but Ivorian producers will continue to contribute to global oversupply this year and next, so the recovery in prices out to 2021 will be

While positive results in Novartis' Alcon and growing sales of new products Cosentyx and Entresto will boost investor confidence in the Swiss drugmaker, generic competition to Novartis' blockbuster Gleevec and pricing pressures on generic medicines in the US will continue to hurt company revenues in 2017. The impact of generic competition on sales

BMI View : The robust speed of growth in income levels in Cambodia will not be enough to push consumers into the new car market as high prices on these vehicles remain a significant barrier. We therefore expect Cambodians to continue to depend on the used car market as an entry point towards vehicle ownership.

We believe that a rise in income