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Is China loosing its steam?

26 min • 15 augusti 2025

China’s economy hits the brakes as factory output, retail sales and investment all come in weaker than expected.

Over in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to build a self-reliant nation, laying out his latest economic vision.

And as Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks on the Ukraine war - we hear from a Ukrainian farmer living through the conflict.

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