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Virus will have huge socioeconomic impact in China

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CHINA

The socioeconomic impact of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.

Russia will factor in 'usual' responses to UK spy case

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RUSSIA/UK

The government is under pressure to attribute the attack to Russia but has so far insisted on gathering full evidence before doing so and setting out retaliatory steps. The attack…

COVID-19 could reconfigure African foreign relations

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AFRICA

Africa COVID-19 diplomacy.

COVID-19 disinformation imperils Tanzanian credibility

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TANZANIA

The suggestion comes as Magufuli faces accusations of deliberately downplaying the seriousness of the COVID-19 crisis.

Traditional US retailers that can adapt will flourish

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UNITED STATES

Walmart had also joined Microsoft to bid for TikTok’s US assets, seeing the video-sharing app boosting its digital media business. The legacy retailer’s transformation provides a…

Chile retail will struggle as COVID-19 hastens change

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CHILE

Chile’s retail sector is reeling from the successive impacts of the social unrest that erupted in late 2019 and, since March, the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also affected the…

South African lockdown easing should reduce hardship

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SOUTH AFRICA

The re-opening comes despite an infection rate that is expected to peak only later this year.

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…

Central Asian states vary from virus action to denial

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CENTRAL ASIA

Health emergency responses in Central Asia.

Armenian murders show unequal relations with Russia

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ARMENIA

This would fail to meet Armenian demands that murders committed on its territory, by a soldier who had gone off base, be tried in an Armenian court. The tragedy sparked a new…