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Brexit’s long-term impact on Ireland will be modest

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IRELAND

The agri-food industry will be particularly hurt by new customs and regulatory checks, as will pharmaceuticals and chemicals, electric and electronic machinery, and wholesale and…

China will boost cannabis production under tight rules

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CHINA

The cultivation and use of cannabis in China.

UK-EU compromise is more likely than not

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UK/EU

Truss adopted a hard-line stance on the protocol in her bid to win the race to become new Conservative Party leader and prime minister. Despite focusing on other issues when she…

Risk of EU-UK trade disruption remains strong

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EU/UK

The agreement will temporarily cool tensions between the United Kingdom and the EU over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP). However, underlying problems…

India will be increasingly key to Asian drug cartels

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ASIA

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that India’s north-east is becoming a major hub for the regional drug trade. Asian drug cartels have long relied on India as a…

Many factors will restrict Russia’s recovery in 2023

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RUSSIA

This turnout was a far milder contraction than the many assessments made at the outset of the invasion of Ukraine of its likely impact on the Russian economy. It prompted a public…

Pandemic prompts narcotics shifts in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Global pandemic and Latin American narcotics.

Emirati economic cohesion could gradually increase

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

On November 7-8, senior Emirati officials gathered in Abu Dhabi for an annual meeting focusing on diversifying the economy, chiefly away from reliance on Abu Dhabi's oil, an…

Prospects for a close EU-UK trade deal are not good

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UK/EU

UK-EU trade talks.

North America's cannabis sector has enormous scope

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INTERNATIONAL

The US cannabis market.