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Middle East financial regulation pressure will grow

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MIDDLE EAST

The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has black-listed Iran, grey-listed Syria and Yemen, and identified significant problems elsewhere. Several Middle Eastern…

Semiconductor decoupling from China inches forward

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CHINA

Beijing is continuing its state-led drive to build up its domestic chip industry capabilities with more centralised control and oversight.

EU tech controls on China will not toe US line

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EU

This has led the EU to adopt tools and risk assessments for controlling China’s access to European ‘critical technologies’. These moves are driven by sectional European…

Turning point could follow UN sanctions on Pyongyang

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NORTH KOREA

NORTH KOREA: Turning point could follow UN sanctions

More protectionism leads to less macroeconomic output

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INTERNATIONAL

The US administration has withdrawn from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), threatened punitive tariffs against several trading partners and started renegotiating the North…

EU is likely to renew Russia sanctions

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EU

Russia has said the ban is in response to the EU's sanctions against Russia. EU economic sanctions expire at the end of July, and their renewal requires consensus. The contingent…

Beijing-Washington ties will be competition-based

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CHINA/UNITED STATES

Despite some positive short-term outcomes, the two sides’ read-outs reflect the structural nature of their competition and the limits that this places on cooperation.

Russia will factor in 'usual' responses to UK spy case

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RUSSIA/UK

The government is under pressure to attribute the attack to Russia but has so far insisted on gathering full evidence before doing so and setting out retaliatory steps. The attack…

Court ruling entrenches Uganda anti-homosexuality act

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UGANDA

The ruling leaves Uganda at odds with Western donors that have criticised the law and leaves Uganda’s LGBT community facing the prospect of potentially intensifying persecution.

Russia's Brexit gains will be political, not economic

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RUSSIA

Russia, the EU and United Kingdom after Brexit.