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Freeport rift is emblematic of Indonesian mining woes

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INDONESIA

The dispute between PT Freeport Indonesia and the government.

Gun regulation in Canada is becoming more contentious

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CANADA

Trudeau has introduced a number of measures since Canada’s worst mass shooting in 2020, when 22 people were killed in Nova Scotia. His latest move, which freezes the sale…

Panama leak to boost global fight against tax evasion

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INTERNATIONAL

The 'Panama papers' disclosures brought attention to the weak harmonisation of corporate tax policies, creating loopholes that can be exploited to avoid and evade tax. The…

US payment innovation may hurt bank profits

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UNITED STATES

Although the volatility of virtual currencies has limited their utility, New York's Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky has pledged to implement regulation of…

Indonesia regulatory shifts could hit policy outlook

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INDONESIA

The signings come after the government revised a regulation issued earlier this year that in effect made renewable energy uncompetitive. This year, a series of regulation and…

Italy’s government will face infrastructure dilemmas

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ITALY

The disaster gives the government political ammunition against its predecessors, but intractable dilemmas over resource-starved public infrastructure may quickly divide it.

Investors will step up corporate governance monitoring

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate governance.

Zimbabwe lithium export ban signals revenue struggle

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ZIMBABWE

The measure provoked much speculation about whether it reflected renewed resource nationalism, amid increasing geopolitical competition for access to resources such as lithium…

Iceland capital controls exit could set precedent

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ICELAND

The island is on track to start receiving early this year the 'stability contribution' that creditors of its three large failed banks have agreed to pay in return for regaining…

Australian foreign property rules are mainly political

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AUSTRALIA

The new rules, which include steeper taxes on foreign purchases of existing domestic properties, are part of a Labor strategy intended to free up more housing stock. The…