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Raising productivity is key to expanding UK industry

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UNITED KINGDOM

New UK industrial strategy suggests a bottom-up approach to raise productivity.

India's Modi will struggle to keep promises by 2019

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INDIA

Evaluation of the Modi government's performance half-way into its term.

IDB leadership vote may break Latin American tradition

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LATIN AMERICA

Claver-Carone, a Cuban-American, could alter perceptions of the Bank’s traditional technical role in the region; his appointment is likely intended as a response to growing…

EU offers fair dealing in its 'Belt and Road' response

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EU

The EU's answer to Belt and Road.

Digital currencies hold much promise for central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

Central bank digital currencies.

Industrial IoT security lags behind innovation and use

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INTERNATIONAL

This is blurring boundaries between traditional operational remits and is making it difficult to understand and mitigate risk, at both organisational and systemic levels.

Countries’ approaches to reviving nuclear power differ

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INTERNATIONAL

Extending nuclear plants' lifespans is a relatively low-cost way of sustaining this form of power generation, but renewable energy with zero fuel costs is challenging such…

East Africa wind power will expand despite challenges

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EAST AFRICA

With an installed capacity of 310 megawatts, LTWP is Africa’s largest operational wind farm. However, despite its potential, wind power remains a small part of East Africa’s…

Italy’s government will face infrastructure dilemmas

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ITALY

The disaster gives the government political ammunition against its predecessors, but intractable dilemmas over resource-starved public infrastructure may quickly divide it.

Australia’s Pacific push faces headwinds

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AUSTRALIA

The push is intended to counter China’s growing economic and security presence within the region and has as a core policy the establishment of an infrastructure bank.