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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…

China's private firms will facilitate internet control

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CHINA

Internet controls.

Watchdog listing worsens Pakistan’s pandemic fallout

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PAKISTAN

At a plenary meeting in October, the FATF urged Islamabad to complete a remedial action plan by February 2021. Previous threats to relegate Pakistan to a ‘blacklist’, which would…

Huawei's tech signals progress but no breakthrough

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INT

The phone’s launch is a surprising comeback for a company that was briefly the largest smartphone manufacturer worldwide, until it was hobbled by US sanctions that blocked its…

Canada faces a likelihood of increased Arctic activity

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CANADA

The extent to which climatic conditions are opening the Arctic to shipping is illustrated by the prospect of Russian tankers that are not designed for Arctic conditions using the…

US-Vietnam diplomatic ties to deepen in 2015

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US/VIETNAM

The outlook for US-Vietnam diplomacy in 2015.

Pakistan’s IMF ties could be increasingly tense

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PAKISTAN

Islamabad wants to ease some of the loan’s conditions. Separately, the United States, the IMF’s largest shareholder, recently said it would reassess its relations with Pakistan…

Humanitarian and social pressures will rise in Iran

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IRAN

US sanctions are nevertheless causing major difficulties for importers. Even for trade that is technically exempt from sanctions, notably food and medicines, a lack of financial…

Go West initiative may increase China’s self-reliance

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CHINA

It is also designed to enable greater reliance on domestic resources and markets in an increasingly hostile international geopolitical environment. Infrastructure is the core of…

Kenya should manage its public debt

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KENYA

Boosting exports would stabilise Kenya's account and reduce the risk of currency depreciation, both important for Nairobi's ability to manage public debt. Kenya has increased…