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China’s Hainan island could become economic hub

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CHINA

The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) highlights the Hainan plan as a signature policy promoting greater openness in trade, investment and financial services, and the deep integration…

Kazakh fiscal buffers soften oil and COVID-19 blows

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KAZAKHSTAN

The projected fiscal deficit of 3.5% of GDP assumes a forecast 2.1% economic contraction this year. The authorities have used their ample fiscal space and large sovereign wealth…

Beijing’s ‘dual circulation’ will alter trade dynamics

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CHINA

It closely interrelates with a policy of enhancing China’s economic self-reliance and providing autonomous economic development free from the threat of decoupling from Western…

Mongolia will recover from dual shocks

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MONGOLIA

The country's recovery from COVID-19 impacts has been hindered by China's prolonged border closures and the economic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. COVID-19 will…

Parallel imports continue to support Russia’s economy

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RUSSIA

Parallel imports have played a crucial role in securing the supply of goods for the Russian economy. The creation and management of parallel import channels is now an important…

Mexico’s auto industry faces dual challenges

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MEXICO

The USMCA represents continuity with NAFTA in most sectors, but introduces new rules governing the automotive trade, a key industry for Mexico’s economy. The challenges of USMCA…

Ukraine war heightens China's food security imperative

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CHINA

Food security had already been pushed to the centre of Beijing’s policy agenda by tensions with the West and the economic dislocation caused by COVID-19. In the face of a sharp…

China’s ‘dual circulation’ aims at economic security

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CHINA

It contains both continuity, in its emphasis on domestic demand as a driver of growth, and discontinuity, in its shift in focus towards adjusting to unfavourable external…

New Five-Year Plan will set China on course to 2049

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CHINA

Sectoral and regional five-year plans drafted on the basis of the national plan will then set out in detail measures that change the policy, regulatory or competitive environment…

Azerbaijan policies may lack agility needed for crises

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AZERBAIJAN

Oil and COVID-19 shocks in Azerbaijan.