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Global patent system rethink is required ahead

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for the global patent system.

Policy gaps will frustrate China-US ties under Trump

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CHINA/US

No joint statement was issued by the two leaders, although the US Secretaries of State, Commerce and Treasury provided commentary on the talks. Both US and Chinese expectations…

South African banking sector growth may face headwinds

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SOUTH AFRICA

This level was briefly reached in 2017, as well as during the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Interest rates are expected to rise further until inflation moves back within…

EU-US relations may be at a turning point

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EU/US

Trump first snubbed the EU on April 30 with a mere postponement of possible tariffs and then humiliated the E3 (Germany, France and the United Kingdom) on May 8 with his decision…

Turkish parties compete on spending pledges for 2023

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TURKEY

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) are both offering largesse to various social groups…

Mobile money services will expand in East Africa

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EAST AFRICA

The carrier's performance was driven in part by a 34% increase in revenue from M-Pesa, its mobile money service. Among regions, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the most active mobile…

Pandemic will widen major gender gaps

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender costs of the pandemic.

Data liability will imperil US health companies

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UNITED STATES

The shift from paper to electronic recording of medical records and the on-line storage of data has spawned new areas of legal liability for the healthcare industry and its…

Saudi foreign policy will prioritise US ties

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi media has pushed back strongly, but the accusations threaten to reinforce US distrust of the crown prince, centred on the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Riyadh…

Panama leak may exacerbate economic slowdown

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PANAMA

The move comes in light of April 3's massive leak of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The fallout of the leak -- known as the 'Panama Papers' -- could seriously…