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Japan-South Korea disputes will reshape supply chains

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JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA

The two countries have imposed mutual export controls this year amid a dispute over reparations for damage inflicted by Japan during the Second World War. Their confrontation…

Japan-ASEAN trade will have bright spots amid slowdown

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JAPAN/ASEAN

The Japan-ASEAN trade relationship.

COVID-19 will undermine US foreign ties

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UNITED STATES

Relationships with allies and rivals are being strained under medical supplies competition, and there are worries about whether Washington will be willing to play a global…

External factors condition Chile's economic outlook

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CHILE

This year, Chile will face a complex mix of external factors as it seeks to reverse last year's deceleration of GDP growth. Conflicting effects on areas that include not only the…

Russia will use CIS partners to conclude more FTAs

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CIS

Unprecedented Western sanctions have pushed Russia to seek new bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). Moscow is moving fast to create a wide network of agreements with emerging…

Sharing globalisation gains would encourage free trade

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INTERNATIONAL

The October annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank devoted attention to ailing (or even failing) globalisation.

Brazil's trade surplus rises amid economic crisis

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BRAZIL

The improving trade balance.

US efforts to 'decouple' from China will hit limits

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CHINA

These are being reinforced by Chinese measures to maintain this integration, albeit on terms that favour China. China remains deeply integrated into many global supply chains.

Myanmar’s garment sector will struggle to endure

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MYANMAR

Myanmar's garment industry.

Japanese industry will adapt to South Korean advance

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ASIA

Competition between Japanese and South Korean exporters.