Will 20 22 realistically see significant regulatory crack downs on big tech, both here in the u k, and in other countries as well? Ofes to the united states? And if that were to happen, what would the impact be? Well, i think myself that the only significant player in this is the us. Government - but it's also where all the big companies are. So my guess would be that they will do something. Some of them might be quite significant, but the sheer power and wealth of the major tet companies is such that it won't make a significant difference to their underlying business models. We have to assume, i think, that this particular geni, or set of
2022 looks set to be another seismic year. A new Covid-19 variant threatens to prolong the pandemic. A diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics looks likely to escalate tensions with China. And time is running out to ’keep 1.5 alive’, in spite of the commitments made at COP26. Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times and widely regarded as one of the world’s most influential writers on the global economy. He joins journalist Justin Webb to set out what he sees as the major trends that will shape the world in 2022.
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