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China will keep treating private firms with disfavour

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CHINA

The NPC Standing Committee that same week expanded the State Secrets Law. Information clampdowns denting business confidence undermine efforts to boost the private sector and…

Philippine leader will reach out to security sector

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PHILIPPINES

Both the officer-in-charge of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the national security adviser resigned soon after. The developments prompted speculation that there is…

Mixed signals will undermine business trust in Mexico

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MEXICO

AMLO and business.

Biden’s team will try to reset engagement with Africa

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AFRICA/US

This may see a redefining of US-Africa policy compared to the Trump administration’s focus on competition with China, including: resolving questions surrounding the role for US…

New Moroccan government will promote digital economy

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MOROCCO

He appointed Ghita Mezzour, a highly qualified expert in this field, to the post -- the first dedicated exclusively to the digital transition.

Xi's third term will see stronger state intervention

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CHINA

The outcomes further tighten the grip of the Communist Party and President Xi Jinping personally over the government and the private economy. Increased representation of delegates…

Latin America's poor will be worst hit by obesity

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America's most serious health challenge -- obesity.

China's social credit system creates risk to business

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CHINA

Foreign media typically present China’s efforts to build the 'social credit' system as an Orwellian nightmare where the state uses information technology to conduct…

ESG push will help improve diversity in US companies

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UNITED STATES

Policy, disclosure requirements and stakeholder pressures, particularly from investors, push them in that direction. The exception is diversity and inclusion, which form part of…

Security concerns prompt Russian tech diversification

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RUSSIA

However, it is only in the last few years that Moscow has pushed to diversify its technological base to protect Russian security against foreign cyber threats and to promote…