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Policy gaps will frustrate China-US ties under Trump

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CHINA/US

No joint statement was issued by the two leaders, although the US Secretaries of State, Commerce and Treasury provided commentary on the talks. Both US and Chinese expectations…

ASEAN-EU free trade pact will take time to materialise

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ASEAN/EU

The two sides have long been dialogue partners. They are widely expected to step up negotiations over an inter-regional free trade agreement (FTA).

Prospects for Mexico in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for Mexico in 2018.

Turkey-Europe economic and business ties will weaken

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TURKEY

That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…

Mexican government will seek to buy Banamex

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MEXICO

The move has further highlighted risks for international investors in Mexico under the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who appears to have…

Russia will consolidate strong ties in the Gulf

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RUSSIA

Russia seeks to enhance its cooperation with the Gulf Arab states to offset its diplomatic and economic isolation from the West, leveraging its status as a valued security partner…

Prospects for Mexico and Central America to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

Prospects for Mexico and Central America to end-2017.

Morocco will press on with its outreach to the Sahel

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MOROCCO

During that meeting, discussions focused on a Moroccan proposal to grant these landlocked countries access to the Atlantic Ocean. The proposal hints at a transactional…

Nicaragua-China FTA will benefit Managua

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NICARAGUA/CHINA

The FTA is the latest sign of a burgeoning relationship between the two nations since Nicaragua broke relations with Taiwan in favour of China in December 2021. An authoritarian…

Mexico nearshoring gains may fall short of potential

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MEXICO

Mexico, with its long US border and relatively low wages, is well-placed to take advantage of this trend, and is doing so to some extent, but several factors are weighing on its…