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Shareholder activism may cut US corporate bonuses

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UNITED STATES

A recent report indicates that there has been an increase in shareholder activism in the first third of 2015. For example, activists have become the largest shareholder in…

Ukraine grain imports test EU unity

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EASTERN EUROPE

Ukraine’s free access to the EU market has caused a glut of wheat, maize, sunflower and rapeseed in neighbouring countries, triggering a political backlash and demands for…

Rising South African populism will divide parties

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SOUTH AFRICA

His comments come amid lingering concern over parliament’s endorsement last month of land expropriation without compensation. The contested policy was proposed by the leftist…

Liberalisation of India's land market will be uneven

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INDIA

The legislation had sought to ameliorate problems in land acquisition for infrastructure and industrial projects, which had deepened over the previous five years and contributed…

Japan GDP growth will rely on exports and wage rises

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JAPAN

Foreign trade accounted for almost the entire increase, more than making up for declines in household consumption and government spending.

Inflation and labour shortages will feed into wages

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US/EU

Reflecting this, US pay rises were the highest in more than 20 years, and euro-area pay rises the highest in more than 25 years. Broader measures of compensation were more…

Western corporates may trade growth for certainty

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate risk mitigation strategies.

US-Israel deal will have mixed impacts for Sudan

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SUDAN

The deal also included a payment by Sudan of USD335mn as compensation to US victims of terrorist attacks.

South African land reform will prove tortuous

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought to calm fears that such a policy will lead to Zimbabwe-style ‘land grabs’ yet concerns persist over potential impacts to the…

South Africa's Zuma will reaffirm populist land push

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SOUTH AFRICA

Since a controversial cabinet reshuffle on March 31 and subsequent rating agency downgrades, Zuma has faced repeated calls from ANC figures, opposition parties and civil society…