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We will move the following business and economics stories: Markets-debt-bonds-securities,FOCUS PARIS Rising inflation has spooked stocks and pushed up the cost of government borrowing, leading some analysts to wonder whether the long bull run on financial markets might finally be coming to an end. 680 words by Juliette Rabat and Ali Bekhtaoui SAfrica-budget-health-virus,ADVANCER JOHANNESBURG South Africa on Wednesday unveils government spending plans for the 2021 financial year, as the continent's most industrialised economy grapples to recover from coronavirus and a pre-pandemic recession. 450 words by Juliette Rabat and Ali Bekhtaoui China-poverty-economy,FEATURE BAOJING, China At his village along a "poverty alleviation road" in Hunan province, farmer Liu Qingyou shares a booklet detailing how Xi Jinping's government has hoisted him and 100 million other Chinese from the breadline. 1,000 words by Beiyi Seow. Pictures and video by Noel Celis afp
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