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South-east Asia-US trade preferences debates beckon

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA/US

The preferential US trade programme faces renewal or lapse by December 31. South-east Asia’s economies are structured to take advantage of the GSP and many of the products…

Slovenia’s government will work with new president

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SLOVENIA

Although her victory -- as an independent candidate -- is not what the governing Freedom Movement (GS), Social Democrat (SD) and Left (Levica) parties hoped for, they are relieved…

Moroccan Five-Year Plan's main effect may be economic

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MOROCCO

The budget was subsequently presented to parliament for discussion on October 18. The 2022 budget was increased to USD27bn, up from USD25.4bn in 2021. Akhannouch’s Five Year Plan…

World Bank may shift global financing model for LICs

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INTERNATIONAL

The comments come as the World Bank is pressing donors to provide at least 65 billion dollars for the International Development Association (IDA), the Bank's financing arm for…

Tarcisio de Freitas will rise on the right in Brazil

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BRAZIL

He built a career in the military and subsequently in the civil service under governments across the political spectrum. Ultimately, however, Tarcisio became a household name…

Brazil's private higher education will face shake-up

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BRAZIL

The outlook for higher education.

New York City faces a range of fiscal challenges

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UNITED STATES

Adams wants to tell potential migrants in the region that New York is “at capacity”. Last week’s heavy flooding underscored the frailties of the city’s 19th-century…

Cambodia handover masks gradual nature of transition

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CAMBODIA

Hun Manet is Hun Sen’s eldest son. He was the presumed political heir to his father for nearly a decade, but his election as an MP in the July 23 parliamentary polls, where the…

A DeSantis bid for US president looks more likely

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UNITED STATES

DeSantis is a leading, if undeclared, contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. He has built a strong base among voters and legislators in Florida that…

Cambodia suppression may mask government infighting

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CAMBODIA

The US State Department responded by saying that the case against him was politically motivated and part of a broader trend of the government cracking down on dissent. Prime…