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The COVID Tsunami and Emerging Markets

ANDRÉS VELASCO | Project Syndicate | 02/02/2021

No one is sure why poorer countries have suffered proportionally fewer infections and deaths during the pandemic: weaker health systems, worse nutrition, and larger numbers of people with pre-existing medical…

Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports suspended after threats to staff

Arthur Beesley | Financial Times | 02/02/2021

Brexit tensions in Northern Ireland have es...

Scotch Whisky Association reports £500m loss after US tariffs

BBC News | 02/02/2021

Losses to Scotch whisky exports have reached £500m as a result of tariffs imp...

China-Australia relations: Canberra denies ‘playing the victim’ in trade dispute with Beijing

Andrew Mullen | South China Morning Post | 02/02/2021

Australian...

UK makes formal request to join trans-Pacific trade deal

William James | Reuters | 02/01/2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain made a formal request to join the C...

Malaysia draws battles lines with EU over palm oil, focusing on public relations blitz

Tashny Sukumaran | South China Morning Post | 02/01/2021

Even as Malaysia s...

At USTR, a straight-shooter will have to navigate Biden’s old guard in Washington

Gavin Bade | Politico | 02/01/2021

World leaders may experience some whipl...

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