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Security rivalry will strain China-US commercial ties

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CHINA/US

The restrictions, which resulted from a nearly four-year investigation, were levied due to ZTE's alleged violation of sanctions prohibiting the sale of US-acquired information…

COVID-19 threatens to fragment the EU further

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EU

Euro-area unity.

Russian banks face another tough year in 2023

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RUSSIA

Banking-sector stability is vital for the functioning of the Russian economy: bank credit is facilitating economic restructuring. Although the sector withstood the first impact of…

Settlement payouts will promote US whistle-blowing

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UNITED STATES

The marked increase in 2015 expenses stems in part from Goldman's 5.1-billion-dollar settlement with the Department of Justice (DoJ) and various federal and state regulators…

Zimbabwean bond notes policy staves off fiscal reforms

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ZIMBABWE

GDP is still set to recover this year, accelerating to 3.7% (from 0.7% in 2016) according to government forecasts. This is driven by robust exports, which should boost legitimate…

Carillion collapse may transform public-private deals

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INTERNATIONAL

Last month Carillion, the United Kingdom’s second-largest construction and outsourcing firm, went into liquidation. It employed 43,000 people and had 2017 revenues of 5.2 billion…

Laos’s fiscal improvement efforts will face headwinds

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LAOS

Amid continuing concerns about public spending and debt levels, Laos’s finance ministry in mid-October enacted its largest foreign bond issue yet. An October report by the…

UK Solvency II reform could boost long-term investment

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UNITED KINGDOM

The pressure for change is increasing, to stimulate infrastructure investment, but the authorities need still to protect policyholders’ interests. The Bank of England -- via the…

State assets may fund Turkish public-private projects

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TURKEY

Moves to shore up the PPP infrastructure programme.

Prices may rise if lending picks up in major economies

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INTERNATIONAL

Similar fears accompanied the 2008-09 anti-crisis response, but did not come true. The main reason is that, while quantitative easing and other measures boost the monetary base…