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Fungus raises fears for Latin American banana crop

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LATIN AMERICA

Banana fungus.

China’s ‘Two Meetings’ set out new policy goals

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CHINA

A new Hong Kong anti-sedition law and unprecedented omission of a GDP growth target overshadowed other important policy developments.

Tourism reopening will ease Bhutan’s economic strains

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BHUTAN

The kingdom has raised the long-standing ‘sustainable development fee’ (SDF) for visitors from most countries to USD200 per night from USD65. It hopes that tourism revenue can…

New government will strengthen EU values in Lithuania

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LITHUANIA

The Homeland Union-Christian Democrat (TS-LDK)-led government sworn in on December 11 will make no changes to Lithuania’s US- and EU-aligned and anti-Moscow foreign policy. The…

COVID-19 and protests will shake up US cities

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UNITED STATES

These factors are stoking the urban civil unrest that has flared across the country in the last fortnight. What had seemed a practical matter of managing COVID-19 and…

Morocco, Tunisia will look to expand phosphate exports

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MOROCCO/TUNISIA

Tunisia and Morocco depend on phosphate ore exports as one of their main sources of foreign currency and government revenue. The mined rock, which contains phosphorus, is a key…

West African cocoa sustainability demands will grow

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WEST AFRICA

Nevertheless, multinationals face mounting pressure to deliver on their sustainability programmes, while Ivorian and Ghanaian regulators face new pressures to bolster domestic…

Air pollution curbs will hurt EU automobile industry

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GERMANY-EU

The target, deemed excessive by manufacturers, highlights the growing pressure on the automobile industry amid persisting concerns about air pollution.

Young people’s anxieties may affect Turkish politics

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TURKEY

Some 13 million voters will be in the 18-27 age group when the next presidential and parliamentary elections take place, unless they are called early. About half will be voting…

Ghanaian cocoa prices point to LID implementation

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GHANA

The price bump comes amid a push by Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's two largest producers, for cocoa buyers to pay a Living Income Differential (LID) of USD400 per metric…