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US financial sector may be sound, but not safe

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UNITED STATES

The implications of a large US financial sector.

Domestic pressures will affect UK trade relations

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UNITED KINGDOM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government signalled that London will pursue a proactive, liberal trade policy globally. However, the capacity to pursue such a policy could be…

Government is unlikely to overhaul Poland’s tax regime

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POLAND

This continues the policy preference -- out of line with Poland’s peers -- for indirect taxes on goods and services, including a relatively high value-added tax (VAT) rate. The…

Turkey's return to economic orthodoxy may waver

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TURKEY

The statement implies that a return to economic orthodoxy is likely, following two years of unorthodox policies built around Erdogan’s preference for low interest rates. The…

UK stock market revival plan will struggle for success

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UNITED KINGDOM

The United Kingdom, Europe’s longtime leader in raising private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC), has lost ground to rivals. Hunt's proposals aim to shift pension fund…

EU digital market plans to rile US internet firms

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EUROPEAN UNION

The Commission aims to stimulate an economic field where the EU lags the United States. It estimates that a completed digital single market would boost EU GDP by around 3%…

Economic prospects may boost Dutch mainstream parties

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NETHERLANDS

Political and economic consequences of austerity in the Netherlands.

Primaries will launch tense Argentine electoral cycle

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ARGENTINA

The primaries, pushed back from this month to September 12, will generate few surprises but offer an opportunity to gauge the relative support of each coalition ahead of the…

China's appetite for Taiwan war is lower than it seems

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CHINA

It serves Beijing's interests to exaggerate both. China is developing the capability to seize Taiwan by force, but it does not reveal the circumstances under which it would use it.

Lahore attack reveals Sharif's conflicting priorities

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PAKISTAN

The attack shattered the relative peace that the capital of Punjab -- Pakistan's largest, most populous and economically dominant province -- had enjoyed in recent months…