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Pressure on EU banks is escalating and could intensify

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EURO-AREA

Either event could cause confidence in Europe's banks to plunge. The financial and sovereign debt 'double crisis' has dealt the European banking system a double blow from which…

Russia-NATO ties frozen along deep dividing lines

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RUSSIA/NATO

Differences over Belarus are only the latest manifestation of crisis in Russia's relationship with NATO, which has tracked the ups and downs of its broader engagement with the…

Mexican regional inequalities will rise despite SEZs

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MEXICO

Regional inequalities in Mexico.

Japan's economic recovery will pick up pace

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JAPAN

COVID-19 is spreading at the fastest rate since the pandemic began, exceeding 20,000 new daily cases for the first time this month. The government has extended emergency measures…

US financial flows are as important to growth as trade

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INTERNATIONAL

Exploring the US current account beyond goods trade.

Shared aims could trump Turkey-Iran tensions in Iraq

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IRAN/TURKEY

Abadi is walking a difficult line between Turkish and Iranian allies, who fear each other’s intentions in Iraq. These tensions are focused on the post-Mosul era, which opens the…

Climate finance will grow but huge challenges persist

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INTERNATIONAL

Climate investment globally topped USD1tn last year but remains well short of the estimated USD8tn requirement. Most funding goes to developed economies and mitigation projects…

Pandemic travel restrictions create problems for Japan

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JAPAN

Most of the vanishing visitors were tourists, but they also included foreign workers and students. Omicron COVID-19 cases are falling more slowly in Japan than in other countries…

Andean crime expansion poses regional challenge

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LATIN AMERICA

The crisis of insecurity in Ecuador, in particular, has raised concerns in neighbouring countries about the activities of drug trafficking mafias as well as other forms of illegal…

Bullrich may struggle to win Argentine presidency

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ARGENTINA

However, the total vote in the JxC primary was below that of the vote for far-right libertarian Javier Milei, and Bullrich herself was only the third-most-voted presidential…