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South Asia’s unresolved water disputes to prove costly

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SOUTH ASIA

Water disputes in South Asia.

Riyadh’s judicial reforms will help drive investments

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SAUDI ARABIA

Measures include a new civil code, the Civil Transactions Law, which came into effect in December 2023 and aims to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of contracts…

Smart contracts are likely to have limited application

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INT

These experiments are testing the technology for its potential to save time and money, and for its capacity to boost transparency of the financial sector. However, these trials…

New NAFTA helps Canada’s Trudeau hurdle some problems

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CANADA

Along with Mexico’s leader President Enrique Pena Nieto, whose term ends on December 1, the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be signed by US President Donald Trump and…

Trump positions could trigger NAFTA talks breakdown

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NORTH AMERICA

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland presented on August 14 a number of conditions for the talks. The negotiation objectives of President Donald Trump's…

Uganda will face lengthy battle over land acquisition

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UGANDA

The motion passed only after violent scenes in parliament, as opposition legislators were forcibly ejected from the chamber. The bill should now be introduced within a month, with…

Ethiopia-Egypt dam disputes may de-escalate

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ETHIOPIA/EGYPT

The nearly completed mega-dam has been a source of immense friction between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, but recent developments could create space to de-escalate.

Activists will test EU-US 'Privacy Shield' deal

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EU/US

The European Commission and the US government on February 2 announced a political agreement in principle on rules to govern the transfer of data between them: the EU-US Privacy…

Security will drive enhanced Guatemala-Belize links

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GUATEMALA/BELIZE

The Guatemala-Belize bilateral relationship.

Belarusian need for Russia will limit angry disputes

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BELARUS/RUSSIA

Belarus is defying Russia with varying success. It has scored a win by securing aircraft purchases rather than handing over air bases, but is hamstrung by oil and gas disputes…