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Washington will rethink its foreign chip strategy

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UNITED STATES

Follow-on action from Washington and responses from foreign actors will shape the US government’s adversarial policy towards China in semiconductors and other strategic…

Canada's leading banks look further afield for growth

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CANADA

Canadian banks have weathered the pandemic with less disruption to growth and earnings than originally forecast. Recent acquisitions point to where future strategic growth may be…

New Czech export strategy will focus on innovation

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EASTERN EUROPE

The policy, aimed at bolstering economic resilience and global competitiveness, and forging new national champions, sets Czechia apart from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, the rest…

Washington will pursue bilateralism in South-east Asia

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

US diplomacy in South-east Asia.

Central American family businesses grow and diversify

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Family groups are key players in national and regional business environments and are increasingly open to international collaboration.

Balloon episode boosts US National Defense Strategy

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US

The Biden administration’s delay in shooting down an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon has been criticised by Republicans. However, there is bipartisan agreement that the…

Saudi Aramco will seek to manage rapid industry change

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SAUDI ARABIA

Yet this follows a government directive that the company cancel increases in its maximum sustainable capacity (MSC) of crude oil production from 12 million barrels per day (b/d…

France’s economic plan focuses on short and long term

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FRANCE

Amid one of the steepest economic contractions in Europe, with GDP expected to shrink by 11% this year, the relaunch programme aims to reduce the tax burden on business and to…

Vietnam's latest SOE reform push will see some success

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VIETNAM

Vietnamese public debt levels and membership conditions attached to the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade scheme are necessitating this intensification.

Tanzania’s president will blend change with continuity

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TANZANIA

Having now completed her first 100 days in office, her style distinguishes her from her predecessor but there is considerable policy continuity. As with Magufuli, the focus of her…