Search results

Plans will raise China's profile in standard-setting

Location:

CHINA

They establish a framework for building China’s influence in the standard-setting realm over the next 15 years. China has developed a considerable presence in standards…

New Indian alliance may struggle to get poll-ready

Location:

INDIA

The alliance was formed to strengthen the opposition challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will…

Premier lingers on in lacklustre Georgian government

Location:

GEORGIA

The timing of the reshuffle was logical, but execution has been haphazard and indecisive, furthering popular disappointment with the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) coalition's…

War in Ukraine will deepen poverty in Central Europe

Location:

EASTERN EUROPE

Central-East European (CEE) economies grow faster than most in good times but are more vulnerable in bad times, lacking the political and financial capital and competences to…

Service delivery will determine Libyan government fate

Location:

LIBYA

Outlook for the Libyan Government of National Accord.

Emirates position to become global vaccine hub

Location:

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

As of January 18, more than 1.97 million doses have been administered across a country of nearly 10 million people, and authorities aim to inoculate 50% of the population by the…

Cuban government will struggle to rein in social media

Location:

CUBA

It is also creating a new ministry-level Institute for Information and Social Communication (IICS) to replace the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) and modernise the…

Italy's Renzi will face critical tests before year-end

Location:

ITALY

This is a crucial step for the government before year-end, together with long-term banking issues and slowing economic recovery. The European Commission has allowed Italy…

Austrian election could herald radical change

Location:

AUSTRIA

Profile of Sebastian Kurz.

Potential outcomes are not optimistic in Venezuela

Location:

VENEZUELA

A month after the declaration of Juan Guaido as ‘interim president’, regime-change ambitions are stalling. As Maduro digs in, the risks of opposition missteps increase. Events…