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Riyadh will delay attack on Yemen's Hodeida port

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YEMEN

The Saudi-led coalition's much-publicised plan to launch a military attack against the main Red Sea port of Hodeida, currently controlled by Huthi militants and their allies, is…

Europe faces port questions beyond Calais

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EUROPE

There has been significant disruption at the port and Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais in France, both from migrants seeking to penetrate security in order to reach the United…

Fraught French-UK relations will persist

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UK/FRANCE

The move was seen as an expression of French anger over the UK government’s decision not to grant some French fishermen licences to fish in UK waters. The dispute coincides with…

EU is unlikely to change course on Russia sanctions

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EU

The sanctions, reviewed on a semi-annual basis, have now been extended until January 2018, despite speculation about divisions within the EU. This comes after the US Treasury…

Egypt will increase gas production to raise investment

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EGYPT

The government wants to maintain upstream investment momentum following recent successes in increasing gas production to regain self-sufficiency and restart exports.

UK government has space for fiscal loosening

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UNITED KINGDOM

The UK economy is not as directly exposed to the conflict as other European countries, but economic weakness in the EU will have knock-on effects for the United Kingdom. The…

Tariffs can no longer mask broader economic weakness

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INTERNATIONAL

Global economic activity is deteriorating widely. This is despite the fact that the US-China trade conflict is not escalating, China is loosening fiscal policy and the United…

EU-Iran payment scheme to focus on humanitarian trade

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EU/IRAN

EU-Iran humanitarian trade.

Internationalisation of China’s renminbi will be slow

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CHINA

Specifically, China would enhance infrastructural and institutional mechanisms for cross-border transfers, as well as boost the currency’s role in driving the real economy and…

Unstable politics may make trade deals uncertain

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INTERNATIONAL

Politics and trade talks.