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EU-UK Northern Ireland deal is only a temporary fix

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UK/EU

The extension permits retailers in Northern Ireland to continue importing products such as mince, sausages and pies from Great Britain until September 30. It is designed to ease…

Norway deal will help Indonesia reduce deforestation

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INDONESIA

The MoU comes just over a year after Indonesia terminated a similar pact with Norway. In October 2021, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo issued a regulation designed to help…

Kazakhstan's reform programme faces challenges

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KAZAKHSTAN

Since 2014, Kazakhstan has been confronted with a drastic reduction of export revenues due to the low price of oil, prompting repeated pledges of deeper structural reforms. In his…

EU-UK deal closer but core challenges remain

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UK/EU

An EU-UK joint statement said the agreement provided a “new basis” for talks on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the dominant source of friction in the EU-UK…

Risk of EU-UK trade disruption remains strong

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EU/UK

The agreement will temporarily cool tensions between the United Kingdom and the EU over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP). However, underlying problems…

Politicking could bring yet another Greek election

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GREECE

The left-right coalition that governed in January-August has been reconstituted with a reduced parliamentary majority. It is ostensibly committed to the reform programme…

France’s domestic climate agenda will be cautious

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FRANCE

This highlights government sensitivity to sectoral concerns about climate change regulation and reflects President Emmanuel Macron’s broader strategy of seeking incentives rather…

Chile government will struggle with indigenous issues

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CHILE

Meanwhile, part of the area remains under a state of emergency in an attempt to contain a surge in the violence that has plagued it for over two decades.

Duterte eyes bold Philippines policy agenda

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PHILIPPINES

On May 12, Duterte's transition team released an eight-point economic plan, following a bravado-fuelled election campaign that was light on policy content and unnerved investors…

Drought and Ukraine dampen Paraguay's growth outlook

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PARAGUAY

This reflects the twin impacts of severe drought and rising fuel prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Congress first approved and then later rejected a temporary fuel subsidy for…