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EU will push for granting MES to China

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INT/CHINA

If not offset by other changes, this will result in lower duties on Chinese imports found to have been dumped in the European market. Such a decision will be commercially…

US WTO reform proposals will gain little traction

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UNITED STATES

Tai will continue to make the Biden administration’s case that the WTO needs reform to make it fit for purpose in the 21st century. Opposition to reform will come from India and…

EU-Swiss institutional framework progress will be slow

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EU/SWITZERLAND

Without a dispute settlement mechanism in Swiss-EU relations, Switzerland has no legal leverage to defend its rights. Ironically, such a mechanism is the most controversial…

Prospects for global climate governance in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

The prospects for global climate governance in 2018.

UK trade policy will now be more considered

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UNITED KINGDOM

Sunak prefers a more considered approach to free trade agreements (FTAs), placing greater emphasis than his predecessors on optimising the terms rather than securing swift deals…

Singapore will bolster defence ties with United States

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SINGAPORE

Singapore has close relations with both the United States and China. It is increasingly uncomfortable with rising tension between the two superpowers and the potential emergence…

Climate policies to alter global business environment

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INTERNATIONAL

Accelerating climate change threatens vast human and economic loss. In response, developed-country governments are legislating to force businesses to change while also seeking to…

Norway deal will help Indonesia reduce deforestation

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INDONESIA

The MoU comes just over a year after Indonesia terminated a similar pact with Norway. In October 2021, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo issued a regulation designed to help…

Canada reform rollout faces few obstacles

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CANADA

Conservatives have also pledged to support reforming the Senate as a non-partisan body and allow Trudeau to use his sizeable House of Commons majority to set policy without Senate…