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Turkey may find its imported gas glut costly

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TURKEY

The apparent mismanagement of Turkish gas imports.

Ghanaian cocoa prices point to LID implementation

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GHANA

The price bump comes amid a push by Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's two largest producers, for cocoa buyers to pay a Living Income Differential (LID) of USD400 per metric…

The EU risks international retaliation over CBAM

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EU

The scheme will require non-EU producers to pay a fee on the iron and steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium and electricity they export to the EU from 2026. This will aim to…

I-Soon leak exposes scope of China's cyber activity

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CHINA

This leak included corporate documents and internal communications, and detailed a suite of spyware applications developed by Shanghai-based cybersecurity company I-Soon, a…

Growing ‘mercenary’ use will sustain Mideast conflicts

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MIDDLE EAST

From US contractors in Iraq and Russian mercenary groups in Syria, to Gulf states’ ‘foreign legions’ in Yemen and multiple Iranian proxy militias, national armies no longer…

South Africa’s government faces major tax dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

Wealth, inheritance and ‘solidarity’ taxes are being considered -- with the latter recently flagged as one solution to pay for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and pandemic-related…

EU to United Kingdom moves will fall under any Brexit

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EU/UK

UK immigration outlook.

Efforts to curb ransomware crimes face limits

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INT

The pressure has intensified following two costly and highly disruptive double-extortion ransomware attacks against US-based firms -- one against Colonial Pipeline in early May…

IMF may stop contributing to Greek bailout

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GREECE/INT

The second phase of the current bailout, extended until end-June, foresees a final installment of 7.2 billion euros (8.2 billion dollars) in exchange for fiscal and structural…

Diamond sanctions will have a modest impact on Russia

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RUSSIA

The ban will be extended by the end of the year to include diamonds polished in third countries, lab-grown diamonds, as well as jewellery and watches containing diamonds. The new…