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Lifting COVID-19 measures may hit resilient eastern EU

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EU

Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…

Infrastructure spending may pick up in Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The expected rebound from declining infrastructure investment in Central Europe in 2016-17.

Technology will be key to US-Japan global alliances

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US/JAPAN

The blueprint, laid out at their April 26 summit, seeks to expand cooperation with developing countries in these sectors, particularly in regions where Chinese influence is…

Refugee crisis could hit Myanmar economy soon

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MYANMAR

However, the Council's caution that “additional measures” could be taken if Myanmar's government is deemed not to be tackling the crisis sufficiently was taken by local media to…

Cambodia’s Hun Manet will prioritise economy

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CAMBODIA

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) -- led by former premier Hun Sen, Hun Manet’s father -- won 120 out of 125 seats in the National Assembly, the lower house, in last July’s…

Bangladesh economy will ride out pandemic crisis

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BANGLADESH

In late May, it approved a three-month, USD200mn currency swap with Sri Lanka to help ease Colombo’s foreign exchange woes. The move underscores its growing economic strength…

India and Central Asian states will boost cooperation

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INDIA/CENTRAL ASIA

The Central Asian leaders were due to be chief guests at India’s Republic Day celebrations a day earlier, but Delhi cancelled that plan in view of the latest surge in COVID-19…

COVID-19 could reconfigure African foreign relations

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AFRICA

Africa COVID-19 diplomacy.