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Russian oil supply cut would hit Central Europe hard

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EASTERN EUROPE

Flows resumed within days, but the sudden cut-off -- ascribed to overdue transit payments -- highlights Central Europe’s dependence on Russian oil imports and the difficulty of…

Fourth term far from guaranteed for Bolivia’s Morales

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BOLIVIA

The congress ended in the reaffirmation of President Evo Morales’s quest to seek a further term in office when his current one expires in 2020. The lack of an alternative…

Russian sanctions will hold back Turkish GDP growth

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TURKEY

The impact of the sanctions Russia imposed after Turkey shot down its warplane on November 24.

Pyongyang finds few alternatives as China ties fray

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NORTH KOREA/CHINA

The outlook for China-North Korea foreign relations.

Americas Act seeks to recover US role in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA/US

US concerns have been growing over China’s increasing presence in Latin America. To date various US initiatives have failed to present an alternative to China’s expanding trade…

Alternatives to a Tunisian IMF deal are few

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TUNISIA

The day before, Noureddine Taboubi, the leader of Tunisia's largest trade union, the UGTT, said the union backs the position of President Kais Saied, who rejected the IMF's…

Washington pushes O-RAN to contain Huawei on 5G

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UNITED STATES

Absent a large domestic network and equipment manufacturer, US policy efforts to provide a US alternative to proprietary Chinese 5G systems focus on virtual networks using…

Greek crisis will test IMF governance

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INT/GREECE

However, negotiations will go ahead, notwithstanding Fund staff's recent misgivings on Greece's debt sustainability. Broader issues are whether the IMF's role as lender of last…

UK withdrawal agreement is not finished yet

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UNITED KINGDOM

Vote against the Brexit deal.

An opening of the Brexit deadlock nears

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UK/EU

Brexit outlook.