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German spending crisis will have key implications

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GERMANY

The ruling means there is a gap of at least EUR17bn (USD18.4bn) in next year’s spending that needs to be addressed. The coalition parties are divided on how to resolve the issue.

France’s economic plan focuses on short and long term

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FRANCE

Amid one of the steepest economic contractions in Europe, with GDP expected to shrink by 11% this year, the relaunch programme aims to reduce the tax burden on business and to…

Israel may miss climate targets, despite rising risk

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ISRAEL

Public environmental awareness is relatively poor, though a February oil spill affecting beaches was a wake-up call. Green issues are also not a national political priority. Ahead…

New Zealand parties prepare for election fight

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NEW ZEALAND

Housing and infrastructure will be leading election issues: on January 29, Ardern’s Labour-led coalition government revealed that nearly half of a new 12-billion-dollar…

Global sustainability market will expand despite COVID

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INT

There are major regional differences in how governments and companies from developed and developing countries perform on sustainability. Even so, policy efforts by some large…

Food insecurity risks unrest across North Africa

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NORTH AFRICA

Food insecurity in North Africa.

Egypt could produce sustainable aviation fuel

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EGYPT

It has ambitious plans to produce green energy, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a major component of decarbonising the aviation sector. In June, the US embassy in Cairo…

EU green finance objectives are likely to fall short

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EU

An EU-wide framework that will help investors to differentiate between what the EU views as sustainable and unsustainable activities, it is an important pillar for the…

Economic improvements in Mali will be too slow

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MALI

Ranked 184th out of 189 countries in the UN’s 2019 Human Development Index, Mali faces long-standing economic and development challenges. In addition, the north and east of the…

EU’s green agenda will expose large divergences

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EUROPE

The extent of their preparedness reflects a combination of willingness and ability. Willingness is evident in government policy and in the public's environmental consciousness and…