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China’s largest shopping festival, Singles Day, has launched unusually early this year as retailers seek to boost consumer spending. The extended sales period comes amid ongoing economic challenges including youth unemployment and property market concerns.
China’s largest online shopping extravaganza, Singles’ Day, has commenced approximately five weeks ahead of its traditional November 11 date, according to retail industry reports. The unusually early launch represents a strategic shift by merchants in China attempting to stimulate consumer activity during ongoing economic uncertainty.
Global debt concerns have been elevated to a top-tier issue at the G20 meetings, with the IMF warning debt could reach levels not seen since World War II. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago emphasized that debt is now a global problem affecting both developed and emerging economies.
According to reports from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Washington, global public debt is expected to surpass 100% of global output by 2029. Sources indicate that under what the IMF describes as an “adverse but plausible” scenario, debt could reach 123% of GDP by the end of the current decade – levels not seen since the aftermath of World War Two.
