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Brexit’s long-term impact on Ireland will be modest

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IRELAND

The agri-food industry will be particularly hurt by new customs and regulatory checks, as will pharmaceuticals and chemicals, electric and electronic machinery, and wholesale and…

No backstop or no deal is Ireland’s Brexit dilemma

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UK/IRELAND/EU

Despite the increasing risk and the implications of a no-deal Brexit, Ireland and the EU remain united in support of the main issue preventing a Brexit deal, the backstop.

Prospects for the global economy in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

PROSPECTS 2018: Global economy

Brexit will be damaging for UK-EU services trade

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UK/EU

Even if it succeeds, this will have a greater disruptive impact on the trade in services than goods, because the EU’s single market enables greater cross-border services trade…

Brexit will give the UK economy new opportunities

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UNITED KINGDOM

The main impacts of Brexit will be new tariff and non-tariff barriers, a new immigration regime that will favour medium- and high-skilled people from outside the EU, the ability…

Progress on transatlantic trade relations will be slow

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US/EU

It represents a strong message to Europeans that a return to transatlantic trade pre-2016 is not on the horizon, and instead US trade policy will be driven by the need to protect…

E-waste endangers developing nations' catch-up growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Nearly 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) was generated last year but only 20% was recycled. China generates the most but the EU leads both e-waste per person and…

India’s role in data trade may be stymied

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INDIA

Outlook for India's information technology services sector.

New Zealand TPP approval is likely despite opposition

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NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand's main political parties are divided on TPP ratification, which marks the first such division on a trade agreement in 40 years. The main opposition Labour party has…

India's digital economy workforce is set to expand

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INDIA

Not only has the range of software services provided widened, but a host of other services are being delivered remotely and in person through digital platforms to Indian…