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US protectionism against the G20 is building momentum

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INTERNATIONAL

Protectionism in the G20.

US-Africa trade framework faces a crossroads

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US/AFRICA

Outlook for the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

Trump may trigger Central American trade opportunities

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Outlook for Central American trade.

Key US strategy light on detail but shows commitment

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UNITED STATES

The document sets out an action plan for US policy in the region for the next 24 months, or roughly until the end of President Joe Biden’s current term. While the IPS flags some…

ASEAN will proclaim limited trade progress at summit

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ASEAN

The meeting comes against the backdrop of a diplomatic spat between Vietnam, Cambodia and Singapore over Vietnam’s 1978 military incursion into Cambodia. South-east Asian leaders…

Kim’s Russia visit may prove more show than substance

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NORTH KOREA/RUSSIA

Despite a strong military focus, both in Kim’s entourage and in terms of sites visited, no agreement was announced in any area.

Trade and politics will weigh on Spanish economy

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SPAIN

Slowdown in the Spanish economy.

US-China ties stabilise but trade concerns remain

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US

Their meeting eclipsed the APEC session in San Francisco, as did the Biden administration’s eleventh-hour decision to suspend the trade pillar of its four-part Indo-Pacific…

Benefits of key Asia-Pacific trade pact will be uneven

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ASIA/PACIFIC

RCEP, which involves the ten ASEAN states and five of the bloc’s Asia-Pacific partners, will be the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA), covering more than half its exports…

Asia ‘ex-China’ investment will struggle for traction

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ASIA

There is sizeable demand for financial assets and products in Asia that exclude China. However, investor expectations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will not cut interest rates…