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Nepotism scandal will pose reform risks in Paraguay

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PARAGUAY

The move follows a mounting nepotism scandal known as ‘nepobabies’ -- the appointment without any open selection process of many close relatives as ‘advisers’ to politicians in…

Ireland’s Varadkar will face daunting challenges

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IRELAND

Varadkar’s Fine Gael (FG) has been in coalition with Fianna Fail (FF) and the Greens since 2020; they agreed that Varadkar would replace FF leader Micheal Martin as taoiseach…

Gulf states crisis spillover intensifies for Somalia

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SOMALIA

Emirati trainers had already been withdrawn from the base amid an escalating row between Abu Dhabi and Mogadishu, which has intensified since the announcement on March 1 that…

UK-China trade will boom, but US ties come first

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CHINA/UK

He is expected to announce a deal in which Chinese energy companies will take a one-third stake in the United Kingdom's planned 25-billion-pound (38.6-billion-dollar) Hinkley C…

Paraguay ruling party frictions may hit governability

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PARAGUAY

Pena faces domestic and foreign policy challenges, including the crucial renegotiation of the Itaipu hydroelectric treaty which is due to start on August 13, two days before he…

COVID-19 strengthens EU drive for economic sovereignty

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EU

EU economic sovereignty.

EU foreign investment disunity could fuel populism

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EU

For Germany and France, an important component of this is the treatment of foreign direct investment (FDI). However, prospects for an EU-wide response appear to divide the bloc…

Ghana’s Akufo-Addo faces economic diplomacy challenges

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GHANA

However, the success of Akufo-Addo's second term could depend in large part upon effective economic diplomacy with regional and international trade partners now the African…

Prospects for the United Kingdom to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for the United Kingdom to end-2016.

EU economic security policy will strengthen

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EU

The proposals contain some new risk management processes, plus additional focus on dual-use exports and consideration of outward investment. Its significance lies less in the…