The Economist Middle East and Africa Edition - 24 August 2019

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AUGUST24TH–30TH 2019 WhoshouldrunItalynow? ChinabulliesCathayPacific Howrecessionsbegin Gravity waves and nuclear pasta What are ...

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The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 3 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 5 A summary of political andbusinessn ...

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The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 5 1 The world this week Politics Giuseppe Conte, Italy’sprime minister, resigned after Matteo Salv ...

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8 The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 The world this week Business The Business Roundtable, America’s foremost associa- tion of chief ...

Leaders 9 A cross theWest, capitalismisnotworking aswellasit should. Jobs are plentiful,butgrowthissluggish,inequality is too hi ...

10 Leaders The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 I n the densegloom about climate change, news of coal’s de- cline seems like a pinprick ...

The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 Leaders 11 1 A s the trade war chips away at its allure, China wants to re- tain the affection of ...

12 Leaders The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 2 O n august 19ththe Bundesbank warned that Germany could soon be in recession. The eco ...

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14 The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 Lettersarewelcomeandshouldbe addressedtotheEditorat TheEconomist,TheAdelphiBuilding, 1-11 JohnA ...

15 The World Health Organization seeks Members for its Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee (IEOAC) The World Health ...

16 TheEconomistAugust 24th 2019 1 A t a recentdinner in London, a chief executive promised that his airline would soon offer ele ...

The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 BriefingCorporate purpose 17 2 1 In the face of this rising tide, the Busi- ness Roundtable has ei ...

18 BriefingCorporate purpose The EconomistAugust 24th 2019 2 Pal has blocked some groups, including white nationalists, from usi ...

TheEconomistAugust 24th 2019 19 1 I tseemsattimes that Italy’s role is to ter- rify the euro zone’s other member states. In 2011 ...