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Biden, Grand Strategy & Infrastructure - Global Leadership And A $2.7 Trillion Market
Norman Anderson, Forbes | The absence of infrastructure from the U.S. grand strategy is a fatal flaw. Without a strong foundation at...


U.S., Taiwan to Push an Alternative to China’s Belt and Road
Miaojung Lin & Chris Horton, Bloomberg | An informal U.S.-led alliance to provide an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative will...


Who gains from RCEP, Asia’s new trade pact?
The Economist | The world’s newest and biggest regional trade deal is not the deepest. It eliminates fewer tariffs than normal, and some...


China may join trade pact that replaced Trans-Pacific Partnership, Xi Jinping tells APEC
Amanda Lee, SCMP | China will actively consider joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP),...


What could a good green recovery plan actually look like?
Fiona Harvey, Gaurdian| While some countries – notably the EU, and especially member states France and Germany – have emphasised a push...


Can Europe Recover Its Youth?
Elisabeth Von Hammerstein, Claudia Gamon &Yana Ehm, Project Syndicate| Many young Europeans today are disappointed and frustrated by the...


Govt mulls easing rules for border nation FDI
Yogima Seth Sharma & Deepshikha Sikarwar, Economic Times | After regulating foreign direct investment and abandoning the Regional...


Has Covid changed ESG investing?
Aamina Zafar, Financial Times | Terence Moll argued that technology, regulation and client demand will continue to drive investors’...


There’s no need for panic over China’s trade threats
James Laurenceson, The Conversation| With China’s purchasing power over the next decade forecast to grow more than that of the US, Japan,...


Asia-Pacific Nations Set to Sign Massive Regional Trade Deal
Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat | The creation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will leave the U.S. sitting on the...


India, Saudi Arabia and the Riyal 20: The Intent and the Repercussions
Harish K. Thakur, Modern Diplomacy | Saudi Arabia has quite recently released a 20 Riyal banknote to commemorate its presidency of...


East Africa Has Yet to Tap Its Full Maritime Potential
Ahmed Hersi and Roba D. Sharamo, All Africa | By not managing and using shared maritime resources, East African states are missing an...


COVID-19: Slow road to jobs recovery for Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic Development, UN NEWS | The labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean faces a slow recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic,...


Memo to the World Bank on rethinking its relationship with China & providing trade advice
Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, PIIE | Amid a pandemic, the World Bank member countries and shareholders become even more difficult....


OAS, Cisco & the Citi Foundation inaugurated the Cybersecurity Innovation Fund
OAS | The Organization of American States (OAS), Cisco and the Citi Foundation inaugurated the Cybersecurity Innovation Fund. The...


ASSURED project launches first demo in Gothenburg, marking major milestone in the deployment of EM
EU FUNDED NEWS. UITP | EU-funded project ASSURED, which promotes the uptake of electric fleets in cities, has on 21 October kicked off...


International Tourism Down 70% as Travel Restrictions Impact All Regions
UNWTO | Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data...


Looking Ahead: RCEP, Regional Value Chains and Indo-Pacific Recovery
Jeffrey Wilson, Perth USAsia Centre, Asia Society | RCEP will be the world’s second-most important trade agreement on arrival, ranking...


African debt to China: ‘A major drain on the poorest countries
Jonathan Wheatley, Joseph Cotterill & Neil Munshi, Financial Times | Over the past two decades, China has emerged as the biggest...


MENA: Trade and Regional Integration are Critical to Economic Recovery in the Post-Covid Era
Modern Diplomacy | Trade and integration — within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and with the rest of the world — will be...
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