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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…

More Syrians will go hungry, at home and abroad

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SYRIA

Donors have over the past year sharply cut humanitarian assistance to Syrians both inside and outside the country, citing funding shortfalls and record levels of global need. Food…

Competition over water may drive new crises in Iraq

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IRAQ

Water scarcity is rising, principally because of the construction of upstream dams. However, climate issues and domestic mismanagement are also playing a major role. The…