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Captive insurers gain new role from emerging risks

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INTERNATIONAL

The evolving insurance market.

Sudan’s exchange rate reform opens path to debt relief

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SUDAN

The move opens the door to expanded international aid and debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, but at the cost of increased economic pressures…

Migration concerns will stifle African free movement

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AFRICA

Outlook for African free movement initiatives.

Iraqi Kurdistan is set to lose much of its autonomy

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IRAQ

Between deepening internal divisions, increased foreign pressure and a stark economic crisis, the semi-autonomy of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is facing its most severe…

Washington will target Canada’s dairy support system

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CANADA/US

Trump has attacked Canada’s system of supply management and imposed a 20% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber in his first major trade action. This signals the opening moves in a…

London and Edinburgh are set to clash on fisheries

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UNITED KINGDOM

The UK government’s plans to take on key aspects of the governance and management of such issues have prompted accusations of a power-grab from Edinburgh and Cardiff, and threaten…

Natural disasters’ economic toll will grow in ASEAN

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ASEAN

This comes as severe flooding has again hit the region with thousands of Thais forced to flee their homes and at least 83 Vietnamese reported dead as a result of flash floods and…

Petrobras fallout has widening impact in Brazil

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BRAZIL

State-controlled oil company Petrobras's CEO, Maria das Gracas Foster, and five senior executives resigned on February 4 in the wake of the so called 'Carwash' corruption…

IMF will strike a fine balance on Tunisian reforms

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TUNISIA

Kooli was in Washington to advance talks for a new IMF programme. Tunis has requested a multi-year USD4bn credit arrangement, on top of a USD745mn Rapid Financing Instrument that…

Suriname and Guyana face oil-driven climate challenges

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SURINAME/GUYANA

Both economies now look set to be driven by oil investment and production for at least the next decade. This economic trend is the opposite of that experienced by many other…