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US semiconductor controls on China tighten

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US

However, the new measures’ efficacy still depends on US regulators’ capacity to monitor and enforce the controls, which are generating significant pushback from foreign and…

Northern EU countries may lose influence post-Brexit

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EU

The impact of Brexit on northern European countries.

Morocco will be a major player in green hydrogen

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MOROCCO

The investment reaffirms OCP’s central role in the kingdom’s accelerating plans to become a major producer of green hydrogen feedstock. The government has foreign investors signed…

US chip controls on China will be an ongoing battle

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CHINA/US

China has limited capacity to substitute for imports in this field over the next few years, so the critical factors will be US ability to enforce the controls and the extent to…

EU foreign investment disunity could fuel populism

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EU

For Germany and France, an important component of this is the treatment of foreign direct investment (FDI). However, prospects for an EU-wide response appear to divide the bloc…

The Dutch will be cautious about chip export bans

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NETHERLANDS

One of the main issues they discussed was the challenge of China, with the United States attempting to encourage the Netherlands to impose further restrictions on semiconductor…

Risks outweigh rewards for very large EU bank mergers

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INTERNATIONAL

The 2008-09 financial crisis led to consolidation of the EU banking sector through mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of mostly domestic banks. A few EU countries have highly…

Shell departure will expose Dutch business risks

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NETHERLANDS

The oil and gas giant cited the country’s 15% dividend tax on some types of shares as a key reason behind its decision, while in recent years the company has been subject to…

EU elections could bolster Euroscepticism

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EU

European Parliament elections.

The EU will be anxious to strike a UK trade agreement

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EUROPE

National interests will play a leading role in the EU-UK Brexit future relationship negotiation