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Pressures rise for Paraguay move from Taiwan to China

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PARAGUAY

Paraguay’s China-Taiwan relations.

Serbian government faces hurdles at home and abroad

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SERBIA

The new government sworn in on August 11.

Chances for negotiated Serbia-Kosovo deal are fading

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KOSOVO

The Kosovan government imposed a 10% tariff on imports from Serbia and Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) on November 6, frustrated at their refusal to recognise Kosovo’s independence…

NAFTA talks will raise Mexican labour reform pressure

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MEXICO

Mexico's trade unions.

Uruguay's Mercosur trade strategy will lack consensus

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MERCOSUR

At the anniversary summit, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou proposed making the bloc's rules more flexible to allow member states to negotiate free trade agreements (FTAs…

Commodities drive Brazil's record trade surplus

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BRAZIL

The trade surplus surpassed USD61bn, and another new record high is expected this year. However, results have been mainly boosted by sharp increases in commodity prices, the…

Mercosur-EU trade deal will face wide opposition

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MERCOSUR/EU

Twenty years to the day after talks began, the EU and Mercosur announced that a free trade deal had been reached on June 29. The agreement is predicted to save European exporters…

Protectionist drive may complicate African free trade

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WEST AFRICA

West African protectionism.

Reality bites in Argentina's search for foreign funds

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ARGENTINA

Argentina has followed Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Venezuela into the AIIB as President Mauricio Macri seeks increased foreign investment. With the arguable exception of…

Russia will seek influence in Moldova's Gagauz region

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MOLDOVA

However, the June 14 local elections resulted overall in the pro-European parties winning 56.5%, with the pro-Russians securing 31.5%. The result will be a relief for the…