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Expanding East African tax base will face resistance

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EAST AFRICA

Member states' national budgets include plans to increase taxation of the informal economy. Governments have several reasons for broadening tax bases: budget deficits, increasing…

Russia adjusts foreign trade to ensure food supply

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RUSSIA

At the retail end, government agencies are trying to ensure supply, regulate prices and curb panic-buying. At national level, food imports are being facilitated and grain exports…

New data privacy norms will not extend beyond Europe

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EUROPE

The new law enhances the rights of citizens and requires companies, public authorities and other organisations to upgrade their procedures for handling personal data.

Domestic demand will grow Greek manufacturing in 2019

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GREECE

The expected rise in manufacturing output in 2019.

Romania will target business in search of revenue

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ROMANIA

Romanian government policy in a slowing economy.

French labour reform may be watered down further

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FRANCE

The draft law was presented by Labour Minister Myriam El Khomry in late February and aims at introducing more flexibility in France's rigid labour market. The government has led a…

'Big tech' faces tighter EU and US competition rules

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EU/US

Anti-trust action against technology firms in Europe and the United States.

EU will be assertive with new trade defence tools

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EU

First cases pursued under the FSR show it could be one of the most far-reaching of the strategic autonomy measures introduced under this Commission. One Chinese company has…

The Dutch will be cautious about chip export bans

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NETHERLANDS

One of the main issues they discussed was the challenge of China, with the United States attempting to encourage the Netherlands to impose further restrictions on semiconductor…

Windsor deal eases internal UK trade friction greatly

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UNITED KINGDOM

There are also notable changes to medicines, value-added tax (VAT) and excise. EU single-market rules for goods continue to apply to Northern Ireland-based production, meaning no…