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EU offers fair dealing in its 'Belt and Road' response

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EU

The EU's answer to Belt and Road.

Future UK-Africa trade policy will mirror EU approach

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UK/AFRICA

Even in a no-deal outcome, the United Kingdom's trade orientation towards Africa will look remarkably familiar as London seeks immediately to replicate the terms of the EU’s…

Russia will exploit Macedonian name row in Balkans

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BALKANS

It will change if 50%+1 of the electorate participate and 50%+1 of them approve. The government’s greatest hope for winning the referendum may be to provoke the Internal…

New measures may not appease violent protests in Chile

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CHILE

Continuing violent protests.

Separation calls will grow in western Canada

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CANADA

As attention turns again to non-COVID-19 issues, discussion of ‘Wexit’ -- the possible separation of Alberta and Saskatchewan from Canada -- will resurge. Separation calls grew…

EU energy package may fall short of expectations

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EU

This represents a continuation of its attempts to develop an energy union and promote the development of clean energy options. It aims at helping member states move away from…

Total could disappoint East African hopes

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EAST AFRICA

The news will be noted in East Africa, where Total’s acquisition of Maersk Oil in August adds Kenya’s onshore oil reserves to its regional portfolio. However, expectations that…

Canada will struggle to diversify trade

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CANADA/INT

US efforts to renegotiate NAFTA were already tense, but this round of talks comes after Canada filed a wide-ranging complaint at the WTO over US trade practices. Meanwhile, the…

Ukraine's campaign against oligarchs rings hollow

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UKRAINE

Zelensky says the law is not intended to kill off big business but to neutralise corrosive influences on the political system. The law placed before parliament on June 2 requires…

Australia's new labour reforms strengthen employees

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AUSTRALIA

Many of the changes were part of Labor’s election campaign in May, and others followed the government’s job summit in September, but last-minute changes involved multi-employer…