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Transnistria's economic problems may grow

Location:

MOLDOVA

Transnistria's economy.

The entwining of tariffs and US politics will continue

Location:

UNITED STATES

With trade policy, particularly towards China, likely to have an unusually high-profile role in this year’s presidential election, there is a growing awareness of the extent to…

Higher tax to replace Russia's metal export duty

Location:

RUSSIA

Officials are trying to correct high domestic prices which they see as unjustified, and to claw back what they regard as excessive profits earned by metals companies.

Ethanol will raise US and domestic pressures in Brazil

Location:

BRAZIL

Brazil’s quota of 750 million litres expired at the end of August, primarily affecting imports from the United States. Brazilian ethanol, derived mainly from sugarcane, has been…

June summits signal progress on EU-US trade ties

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EU/US

The two sides have suspended tariffs arising from their dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, are working on an international deal on corporate taxation and have…

USMCA could influence future trade deals’ focus

Location:

NORTH AMERICA

US President Donald Trump has left the Trans-Pacific Partnership and escalated trade frictions with China. The USMCA, by contrast, shows a trade deal renegotiated, the…

Saudi-Russian oil market leverage adapts to US actions

Location:

RUSSIA/OPEC

US energy policy has pushed Saudi Arabia and Russia closer together, leading to a level of cooperation inconceivable four years ago. Their leadership and coordination on such key…

Windsor deal eases internal UK trade friction greatly

Location:

UNITED KINGDOM

There are also notable changes to medicines, value-added tax (VAT) and excise. EU single-market rules for goods continue to apply to Northern Ireland-based production, meaning no…

Nigeria’s ruling APC faces fierce succession battle

Location:

NIGERIA

This has intensified political wrangling among potential aspirants in the south-west, the southern geopolitical zone with the largest voting bloc. The former Lagos State governor…

NATO summit in July is likely to be fractious

Location:

NATO

The likely summit agenda includes deliverables that will further enhance NATO’s deterrence posture and add new elements to its support for the campaign against Islamic State (IS)…