The Economist Asia Edition - August 03, 2019

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The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 3 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 5 A summary of political andbusinessne ...

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The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 5 1 The world this week Politics Russia’smainopposition leader,AlexeiNavalny,was takenfromprisontoh ...

6 The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 The world this week Business TheFederalReservecutits benchmarkinterestratefor thefirsttimesinceth ...

Leaders 7 A lthough itscradle isthesparselywoodedsavannah,hu- mankind has long looked to forests for food, fuel, timber and subl ...

8 Leaders The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 1 A merica’s economyiscaughtintwostalemates.Thefirstin- volvesitscentralbank.OnJuly31 the ...

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10 Leaders The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 1 2 F or the past 3,000 years, when people thought of money they thought of cash. From b ...

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12 Leaders The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 2 need to ensure that central banks’ monopoly over coins and notes is not replaced by pr ...

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14 The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 Lettersarewelcomeandshouldbe addressedtotheEditorat TheEconomist,TheAdelphiBuilding, 1-11 JohnAd ...

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16 TheEconomistAugust 3rd 2019 1 T he amazon basin, most of which sits within the borders of Brazil, contains 40% of the world’s ...

The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 BriefingThe Amazon 17 2 1 ing the environment ministry—mostly be- cause deals with disapproving Eur ...

18 BriefingThe Amazon The EconomistAugust 3rd 2019 2 The forest’s dry season started to lengthen in the 1970s; the rains which u ...

TheEconomistAugust 3rd 2019 19 1 T he roarof a fighter jet cuts through the gentle hubbub of a business lunch. In- trigued diner ...