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EU tech controls on China will not toe US line

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EU

This has led the EU to adopt tools and risk assessments for controlling China’s access to European ‘critical technologies’. These moves are driven by sectional European…

US tech controls on China tighten amid headwinds

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US

This measure has long been anticipated and is a logical progression of the Biden administration’s ‘small yard, high fence’ approach to restricting Chinese access to US resources…

US trade exposure to China will remain high

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CHINA/UNITED STATES

In January-November, imports of Chinese goods dropped more than 20% year-on-year. China’s share of total US imports plunged to 13.9% from 16.7% in the same period in 2022, while…

Tough economic challenges await Taiwan president-elect

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TAIWAN

The election in January of Lai Ching-te as president signalled continuity in economic policy, and economic pressure from Beijing has to date had limited effect. However, Lai faces…

China’s Foxconn probe to worry foreign manufacturers

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CHINA

His campaign ground to a halt soon after the Chinese government in late October launched tax and land use audits against the electronics manufacturing company best known for being…

TikTok bill will widen US-China rifts

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US

This act would ban TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, sells the video-sharing app within 180 days of the legislation becoming law. TikTok is a…

Prospects for world trade and supply chains in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

This year is ending on a very weak note. The WTO and IMF both downgraded their forecasts for world trade in 2023 last month and their projections for stronger growth in 2024…

Egypt’s Israeli ties will persist despite war

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EGYPT

It hosted an international conference on October 21 to promote diplomatic efforts to that end, and as the humanitarian crisis deepened, officials have ratcheted up their rhetoric…

Industry digitalisation will remain uneven in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The survey, by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), shows that 84.9% of industrial firms applied at least one digital technology in 2022, with cloud…

Clean energy brings Latin American hopes and obstacles

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LATIN AMERICA

The forecast acceleration in the energy transition provides an opportunity for Latin America to boost growth by producing fuels, materials and products used to drive the adoption…