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Green surge risks deepening Europe’s fault lines

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EU

As climate change issues moves to the centre, affordability risks alienating the ‘left behinds’ of the past decades

Brussels may expand its role in foreign policy

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EU

The volatile international environment will provide an incentive for EU member states to act together

Global cities to forge new climate governance system

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INT

City leaders are proving to be more receptive to ambitious carbon emission cuts than their national counterparts

Latin America tax evasion will strain state funds

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LATIN AMERICA

VAT evasion alone amounted to some 2.4% of Latin America’s GDP in 2015 -- roughly the region’s estimated growth for 2017

South-east Asian tax variances imply mixed outlook

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

As South-east Asia integrates, governments must factor tax regimes and competitiveness, and other structural reforms

Taiwan will be at pains to retain diplomatic allies

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TAIWAN

Taipei has lost diplomatic ally Nauru to Beijing and relations with Tuvalu were uncertain following recent elections

Jair Bolsonaro will face a political jigsaw puzzle

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BRAZIL

Both state governorships and congressional seats have been captured by a wide range of parties

US investment in new tech aims for diversification

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UNITED STATES

Government efforts to boost US-located capacity for semiconductors and electric vehicles will benefit different states

Informality crimps Latin American options

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LATIN AMERICA

The large informal sector reduces fiscal revenues and with them options to improve services and competitiveness

Russia is some way off shifting trade from EU to China

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RUSSIA

A determined focus on China is boosting exports but Russia-EU trade is also lifting