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Southern Europe faces long recovery after COVID-19

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EU

The pre-pandemic state of many southern economies, embodied by high levels of debt and low growth potential, will make it more difficult for these countries to offset the…

US protectionism threatens India’s external deficit

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INTERNATIONAL

Infosys's share price has fallen by over 10% this year. More broadly, India’s net dollar exports of IT and IT-enabled services fell by 2% year-on-year in fiscal year April…

Brexit will bring Gibraltar closer to the EU

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EU/UK/SPAIN

The bilateral deal avoids a hard border by including Gibraltar in the Schengen free travel system. This also obliges Gibraltar to align more closely with EU rules in areas such as…

Regional groups may see Brexit as cautionary tale

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INT

Prospects for regional groups post-Brexit.

Italy and Spain may see more terrorist attacks

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ITALY/SPAIN

Terrorism trends across Europe.

More Mexico jobs will not necessarily mean good jobs

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MEXICO

It shows that by the end of the year, 56.6 million people were employed, 3.5 million more than in the same period of 2020 and 1.5 million more than in the first quarter of 2020…

EU green ambitions are strongly reflected in budget

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EU

Overall, some 30% of the budget will involve climate-related spending. One of the key reforms concerns the EU’s own resources mechanism to finance spending, with plans to…

South African budget prompts cheer and wider divisions

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, cuts to the social grants budget and a continued focus on the planned three-year wage freeze for civil servants has annoyed (among others) the ruling ANC's ‘Tripartite…

Trump deportation moves threaten Central America

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CENTRAL AMERICA/US

His trip followed the US government’s announcement, on February 21, of plans for a migrant crackdown that could see the number of Mexican and Central American deportees skyrocket…

War in Ukraine creates opportunities for Central Asia

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CENTRAL ASIA

The war in Ukraine has changed the dynamics of interaction between Russia and the Central Asian countries, which have been traditionally a source of migrant labour. Despite rising…