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Myanmar mining reforms will be long-term success

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MYANMAR

Mining sector and investment in Myanmar.

Spread of governance indicators conceals pitfalls

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INTERNATIONAL

Indicators of government performance are used increasingly by a range of stakeholders, including donors, lenders and investors, to inform or justify their decisions.

Global NGO crackdown is set to worsen

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INTERNATIONAL

In the past few years, a flurry of new requirements and restrictions on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been passed or are being considered across the world. These…

South-South cooperation has a long way to go

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INTERNATIONAL

Foreign development assistance from and to countries in the ‘Global South’ aims to disrupt not only the established direction of aid flows from the northern to the southern…

Mozambique will face renewed transparency demands

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MOZAMBIQUE

Embattled FRELIMO.

Cambodian legal gaps could hit economy and society

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CAMBODIA

A spate of recent judiciary-related controversies is raising questions about the political system and the rule of law in Cambodia.

West African cocoa sustainability demands will grow

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WEST AFRICA

Nevertheless, multinationals face mounting pressure to deliver on their sustainability programmes, while Ivorian and Ghanaian regulators face new pressures to bolster domestic…

Mozambican government faces more investor uncertainty

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MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambican fiscal and security pressures.

Philippines drug war halt implies security risk spike

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PHILIPPINES

This follows comments by Duterte that perhaps 40% of the 160,000-person PNP might be corrupt or involved in illegal drugs.

Malaysia-Vietnam TPP deal is likely by year-end

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MALAYSIA/VIETNAM

Outlook for the Trans-Pacific Partnership in South-east Asia.