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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 4, 2019
Somalia expels UN Official
Somalia’s government took the drastic step of expelling the United Nations’ most senior official in the country after he questioned the detention of a former al-Shabab leader contesting the regional…
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 3, 2019
Apple announces decline in sales
Apple has rattled investors with news that its sales have been slowing, blaming economic weakness in China arising from the ongoing trade war. This is the first time in 15 years Apple has to revise…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 2, 2019
India cuts import taxes on Palm Oil
New Delhi has reduced import duties on crude and refined palm oil, an essential import commodity for India’s rapidly growing economy. Malaysia stands to gain significantly from this recent import tax…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 2, 2019
Bangladesh elections 2019
Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Awami League returned to power with a landslide victory over Khalida Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in an elected tainted with violence. Modern Bangladesh emerged as…
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 2, 2019
Saubhagya Scheme misses December target
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has missed its target to electrify every home by the end of 2018. 1.05 Million homes in four states still lack power. The government is likely to achieve its…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 31, 2018
US government shuts down
A partial US government shutdown has taken effect after US lawmakers failed to break a budget impasse. This is the second government shut down of the Trump administration in less than a year. A…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 31, 2018
Turkey delays Kurdish assault operation
Turkey will delay a planned offensive against Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. It is likely that talks with the U.S. president and other officials after…
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 23, 2018
Carlos Ghosn re- arrested
Carlos Ghosn, former Nissan chief has been rearrested by special investigation squad of Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office for alleged aggravated breach of trust under the Companies Law. He…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 23, 2018
Sudan erupts in violent protests
Eight demonstrators have been killed in clashes with armed police in northern and eastern Sudan, officials say. Six people died in anti-government protests in the eastern town of Gedaref in the al-…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 23, 2018
Germany closes last coal mine
Germany will close its last black coal mine on Friday, a milestone marking the end of a 200-year-old industry that once fuelled the country’s economic growth. This is the latest step in the push for…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 21, 2018
US withdraws troops from Afghanistan
The Trump administration has ordered the military to start withdrawing roughly 7,000 troops from Afghanistan in the coming months. This is the second major military withdrawal announced by the Trump…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 21, 2018
What are the impacts of Brexit?
The turbulent negotiation process has left many stakeholders confused about what to expect from Brexit and the post-Brexit environment. On June 23rd, 2016, Britain narrowly voted to leave the…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 21, 2018
US withdraws troops from Syria
President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 American troops from Syria, bringing a sudden end to a military campaign that largely vanquished the Islamic State. The withdrawal is seen as…
Indian Economics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 21, 2018
Indian markets slip after U.S. Fed’s comments
The rupee and stocks weakened early on Thursday, tracking Asian peers after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave a 2019 rate outlook that traders called “less dovish” than they expected. Government bonds…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 21, 2018
Reporters accused of Fake News
Two of Europe’s leading newspapers are seeing their employees being accused of propagating fake news by writing unverifiable stories and making up claims. Fake news is a type of yellow journalism or…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 20, 2018
UK readies for “Hard” Brexit
The UK cabinet has given the go-ahead for all of the UK’s no-deal Brexit planning to be implemented “in full” as the likelihood of dropping out of the EU without any agreement increases. On June 23rd…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 20, 2018
Mexico and US to combat migration
The United States and Mexico announced a bilateral assistance program to curb migration from Central America. This signals an early vote of confidence from the Trump administration in the foreign…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 20, 2018
More US-China trade talks soon?
China and the U.S. held vice-ministerial level talks on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing trade dispute as they move closer to meeting in January 2019. The United States and China are two of the…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 20, 2018
Belgian PM Charles Michel resigns
Charles Michel, Belgium’s prime minister, has resigned following a failed attempt to win parliamentary backing for his minority administration, deepening the country’s political crisis. Mr Michel…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 19, 2018
Japan to buy more stealth fighters
Shinzo Abe’s government is deciding to purchase Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation joint strike fighter, the F-35. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all…