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India will find its diplomatic outreach constrained

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INDIA

In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made certain comments about cross-border terrorism and territorial integrity that were widely perceived as barbs directed at…

Russia will encourage car sales and try to export more

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RUSSIA

New car sales in Russia are rising for the first time since 2012 with a 5% year-on-year increase reported for January-May. Despite the automotive sector slump of 2014-15, most…

Market volatility is a gift to the gold price

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INTERNATIONAL

Gold outperformed other asset classes, including US equities, last year for the first time since 2011. However, this was due more to gold's relatively low volatility than to…

Bombardier's Delta CSeries deal may trigger a WTO case

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CANADA

Bombardier -- one of the top four global aircraft manufacturers and a significant source of employment in Canada and abroad -- is currently seeking a federal bailout to alleviate…

Investor response to vaccine signposts sectoral shifts

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INTERNATIONAL

Millions of people and companies predict the future every microsecond through their equity investments. Investors’ behaviour following the news of the vaccine success offers an…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for the global economy to end-2016.

Near-term financial market virus fears will be strong

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INTERNATIONAL

More than 80,000 cases have been confirmed in China, and almost 10,000 cases in 68 other countries across six continents. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) benchmark…

Global South will become even more important to Russia

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RUSSIA

Fostering closer trade and financial ties with countries outside the West is essential if Russia is to improve its economic security and enhance its sovereignty. For Moscow it is…

Germany’s economy will struggle to grow this year

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GERMANY

GDP appears to have remained flat, quarter-on-quarter, in January-March, while there was a significant fall in industrial production in March and in investor confidence over the…

Prospects for the Russian economy to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Despite recent economic stabilisation, future growth prospects are severely limited owing to Russia’s international isolation. A prolonged war in Ukraine would threaten the…