Monthly Bulletin
December 2020
Economy Tracker
Key Indicators
Stock Indices
Sources: Trading Economics, X-Rates, A&B Advisors
M&A Statistics & Insights
Global M&A Deals
Regional M&A Deals
Industry M&A Deals
Source: IMAA
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Indian startups clocked $9.3Bn in investment this year, down from $14.5Bn in 2019 (The Tech Portal)
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Oil, gas deal tracker: M&A activity slowed significantly in November (S&P Global MI)
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A year in Fintech: 2021 Mergers and Acquisitions (The Fintech Times)
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These were the largest funding rounds of 2020 (Crunchbase)
Global News
Economy
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Global economy faces hard winter despite Covid-19 vaccine hopes (WSJ)
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China’s economy continues broad recovery despite Covid-19 surge elsewhere (WSJ)
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OECD cuts global forecast, warns governments to maintain support (Bloomberg)
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India to become 5th largest economy in 2025, 3rd largest by 2030 (Economic Times)
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France and Germany retake reins as Britain leaves EU’s economic orbit (WSJ)
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China's economy set to overtake U.S. earlier due to Covid fallout (Bloomberg)
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Vaccine, stimulus optimism quickly dashed by worries over new Covid-19 strain (Forbes)
Trade
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World trade volume rallies in third quarter after COVID-19 shock (WTO)
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Brexit trade deal is reached between U.K., European Union (WSJ)
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India to benefit from shifting of global supply chains from China: Survey (Economic Times)
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U.S. policy on China may move from ‘America First’ to America & Co. (Bloomberg)
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Foreign investment pours into China despite trade war, pandemic (Bloomberg)
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China issues national security rules on foreign investment (Reuters)
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Paris will block EU-China deal, says trade minister (Politico)
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Here’s what Britain’s Brexit trade deal With the EU will change (Bloomberg)
Others
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World Bank Says Managers Pressured Staff to Alter Global Business Rankings (WSJ)
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Pandemic Pushed 32 Million People Into Extreme Poverty, UN Says (Bloomberg)
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US bankruptcies surpass 600 in 2020 as coronavirus-era filings keep climbing (S&P Global MI)
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Gold's big year slows near end, but market observers optimistic for 2021 (S&P Global MI)
Industry Updates
Banking & Finance
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How rules governing financial advisors could change under Biden (Forbes)
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Japan's subsidy plan too little to push regional banks to merge – analysts (S&P Global MI)
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Singapore launches world’s first public-private partnership to create a new digital infrastructure (Fintech Times)
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Nordic banks face 'significant impact' from ECB's new dividend policy (S&P Global MI)
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Estimating credit losses under COVID-19 and the post-crisis Recovery (S&P Global MI)
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Mobile money users in emerging Markets to exceed 1.2 billion globally by 2025 finds Juniper Research (Fintech Times)
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JD.com becomes China’s first online mall to test digital Yuan (Bloomberg)
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ISO 20022 is an opportunity for UK challenger banks to modernise their payment infrastructure (Fintech Times)
Automotive
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Europe’s auto makers euphoric after Brexit deal agreed, chaos avoided (Forbes)
- Japan to phase out gasoline-powered cars, bucking Toyota chief (WSJ)
- Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology (Reuters)
- Go big or go home: EVs put squeeze on Europe's once-cherished minicars (S&P Global MI)
- All new trucks sold ‘must be fossil free’ by 2040 (Commercial Fleet)
- Tesla is going to India: What to expect (The Motley Fool)
Technology
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Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple could face multibillion-dollar fines under new EU tech regulations (Market Watch)
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Chinese regulators summon tech giants, intensifying pressure (WSJ)
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The Biden infrastructure team - The 5G economy’s 40% GDP boost (Forbes)
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Global investors flee from Chinese tech stocks after the government crackdown on Ant and Alibaba (TechCrunch)
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China orders removal of 105 apps, including TripAdvisor (ABC News)
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Google, Dell, and Intel form new computing group for transforming cloud and IT tools (The Verge)
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China's central bank orders Ant Group to rectify operations (RTT News)
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Laptops, desktop sales see 'renaissance;' shortages won't ease until 2022 (Reuters)
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Analysis: Europe plots catch-up in global 5G race to drive COVID-19 recovery (Reuters)
Environment
Others
Must Reads
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How governments can create a green, job-rich global recovery (IMF)
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The pandemic could give way to an era of rapid productivity growth (Economist)
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Virus. Vaccine. Volatility. This strategist says 2021 will be the year of the ‘V,’ and here’s how to play it (Market Watch)
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Global Payments: Airbnb, Expedia, Booking.com and the Travel Industry’s 2021 prospects (Forbes)
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Is a wave of supply-chain reshoring around the corner? (Economist)
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We are approaching the ‘Age Of Digitization’ super cycle (Forbes)
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The coming COVID-19 credit crunch (World Bank)
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After the pandemic recovery, we must tackle the national debt (CNN)
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Back to the future: 7 developments shaping automotive in 2021 and beyond (Industry Week)
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How a pandemic-induced boom in e-commerce can reshape financial services (World Bank)
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