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Canberra will be tough on pricing but not on mergers

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AUSTRALIA

Under pressure on cost-of-living issues, Canberra is reviewing competition laws to see what effect market dominance may be having in a handful of major sectors, including banking…

Pace of monetary easing will slow in Eastern Europe

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EASTERN EUROPE

Central banks in Central-Eastern Europe (CEE) have already delivered hefty rate cuts but the ECB move might not herald further loosening. Economic recovery is tepid but inflation…

Argentina's policies raise more questions than answers

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ARGENTINA

This followed congressional approval of the government’s ‘base law’ and tax package, designed to strengthen public finances, modernise the labour market and attract foreign…

Zero deficit budget will face opposition in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The draft reaffirms the ‘zero deficit’ that remains the cornerstone of government economic policy, and a small surplus is forecast for 2025. Though some expenditure items, such as…

Opposition win portends policy gridlock in Seoul

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SOUTH KOREA

The ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) will take scant consolation from avoiding an opposition supermajority, as it needed a win to take control of the assembly and…

Greek ruling party could suffer losses in EU elections

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GREECE

The vote comes a year after the centre-right New Democracy (ND) party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was comfortably re-elected in the country’s parliamentary polls…

Bangladesh will rely more on external assistance

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BANGLADESH

The trip comes as her government continues to contend with tough economic challenges including low foreign exchange (forex) reserves, high inflation and a troubled banking sector…

Malaysia’s Anwar faces rising pressure over key plan

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MALAYSIA

The opposition has highlighted BlackRock’s ties to Israel. The row comes at a time when Anwar -- a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause and Hamas in particular -- is looking…

Alliance politics will be to the fore in India

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INDIA

The NDA has a much diminished majority in parliament’s lower house. The BJP lost its single-party majority.

US presidential candidates differ on energy policies

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UNITED STATES

A Kamala Harris administration would likely avoid a direct confrontation with fossil fuel production, instead relying on an accelerated energy transition to reduce demand for…