Ukrainian grain dispute is likely to drag on

European solidarity in support of Ukraine is coming under increasing pressure due to disputes over agricultural trade

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Low savings limit Japanese spending and GDP growth

Fourth-quarter GDP has been revised from a 0.4% annualised contraction to a modest gain on surging business spending

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Last week’s ASEAN-Australia summit in Melbourne produced numerous deliverables

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France’s weak GDP growth outlook carries important economic and political risks

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Donald Trump is likely to increase his use of anti-China rhetoric on the campaign trail this year, as he did in 2016

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The war in Ukraine and an ambitious rearmament programme are imposing strains on the defence industry

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The Czech central bank has begun easing interest rates, they continue falling in Hungary and hold steady in Poland

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The IMF has more than doubled its loan package after Cairo went ahead with a set of monetary and fiscal measures

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Swiss neutrality and economic interests have seen Bern become one of Beijing’s closest partners in the West

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The country has stepped up its projection of power in the Indian Ocean region

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