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Raising productivity is key to expanding UK industry

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UNITED KINGDOM

New UK industrial strategy suggests a bottom-up approach to raise productivity.

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…

Sustainable bond issuance will increase markedly

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INTERNATIONAL

ESG-related bonds account for around 5% of the global bond universe, with green bonds the largest and most mature element, yet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, social bonds…

EU green ambitions are strongly reflected in budget

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EU

Overall, some 30% of the budget will involve climate-related spending. One of the key reforms concerns the EU’s own resources mechanism to finance spending, with plans to…

Debt and deficits will dominate US economic policy

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US

Deficits and debt will dominate the political conversation. The new Republican-controlled House is more fiscally hawkish than its predecessor and is determined to deny Biden any…

Votes in eastern EU cities will reflect rural divide

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EU

The electoral success of activists, political entrepreneurs, more liberal-minded or pro-EU politicians in capital cities is not a strong signal that attitudes and voting patterns…

ESG push will help improve diversity in US companies

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UNITED STATES

Policy, disclosure requirements and stakeholder pressures, particularly from investors, push them in that direction. The exception is diversity and inclusion, which form part of…

Chile's government targets green hydrogen exports boom

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CHILE

The strategy would initially focus on the domestic market but the government’s aim is to position the country as one of the world’s three largest green hydrogen exporters by 2040.

Western Balkans might seek new relationship with EU

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BALKANS

Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…

Labour rule in New Zealand will bring activist policy

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NEW ZEALAND

This is a significant shift from the nine years of National Party-led governments which generally took a market-liberal line. The incoming government favours a more active…