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East Africa food security will test resilience concept

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EAST AFRICA

This falls just short of a 'famine' warning -- which would require 20% of households to face catastrophe levels, as well as heightened malnutrition and mortality rates. The UN has…

Natural disasters’ economic toll will grow in ASEAN

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ASEAN

This comes as severe flooding has again hit the region with thousands of Thais forced to flee their homes and at least 83 Vietnamese reported dead as a result of flash floods and…

Strategic conditions favour Kyiv over Moscow for now

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UKRAINE

The long-range strike follows one on the same airbase and another on an airfield in Ryazan region on December 5. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky addressed the US…

Trade reshoring is much trickier than headlines imply

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INTERNATIONAL

Supply chain logistics.

Tourism to drive Belize economic growth amid slowdown

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BELIZE

Real GDP surged by 15% in 2021 and 12% in 2022, then by 4% in 2023. With inflation easing, risks of social instability have probably fallen over the past year, but growth looks…

Balloon episode boosts US National Defense Strategy

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US

The Biden administration’s delay in shooting down an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon has been criticised by Republicans. However, there is bipartisan agreement that the…

Canada's leading banks look further afield for growth

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CANADA

Canadian banks have weathered the pandemic with less disruption to growth and earnings than originally forecast. Recent acquisitions point to where future strategic growth may be…

Anti-disinformation approaches will proliferate

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INT

However, these efforts are neither universally applied nor commonly accepted. The proliferation of frameworks to combat disinformation demonstrates shared motivations among…

China will step up attempts to bolster food security

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CHINA

The law would set out responsibilities to support agricultural production, protect farmland, improve storage and reduce waste. Maintaining domestic production of key staples is a…

Eastern EU economies may rebound quickly in 2021

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EUROPE

Following sharp contractions across Europe in the second quarter of 2020 and a strong rebound in the third, most CEE countries have been able to maintain some momentum in…