The Economist- The Threats to the World Economy (4th-10th December 2021)

78 pages. Features: *Omicron amplifies three dangers that stalk the global economy *With its wonky spike, the variant looks ominous. How bad is it likely to be? *Assessing China's slowdown *How vulnerable are emerging economies? *Local heroes: Asia's tech hypocritical tax plans: They make a mockery of the party's progressive pledges *Why Democrats may spend hundreds of billions subsiding the rich *Of stable coins and free banking: The explosion in pegged digital tokens revives a debate about 19th-century American banks *Why Interpol need policing: The election of a worrying new president is the latest thing to go wrong at the global policing agency