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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

A protest against US surcharges on Brazilian steel during Donald Trump’s first term (Miguel Schincariol/AFP/Getty Images)

US tariffs' impact on Brazil will be multifaceted

US global tariff measures will reorder bilateral trade and alter export-import dynamics more broadly

A view of Kuala Lumpur (Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images)

Malaysia will cope with economic headwinds

Washington’s paused tariffs remain a major worry for Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia will cope with economic headwinds

Malaysia

Saudi debt drive is unlikely to decelerate

Saudi Arabia

Tech production in South-east Asia faces US risk

International

Ecuador’s Noboa will be emboldened but faces hurdles

Ecuador

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President Xi Jinping (left) and Premier Li Qiang (right) at the opening session of the National People’s Congress (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

China will store fiscal firepower against tariffs

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

India will count on reforms to help spur growth

US President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Ukraine and Europe face US withdrawal from Ukraine war

Artisanal gold mine in Senegal (John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images)

Western investments in West Africa mining face risks

Attorney General Pam Bondi returns to the West Wing after being interviewed in the White House grounds, Washington DC, February 12, 2025 (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

US moves to dismantle DEI will target private sector

A view of a Google data centre in Santiago, Chile (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images)

AI boom will have mixed impact on energy transition

President Lula da Silva speaking at the launch of the Global Alliance (PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images)

Brasilia will seek to advance Global Alliance

Trucks at a border crossing between Bulgaria and Romania (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images)

Europe’s Schengen principles are under threat

Displaced Palestinians returning to northern Gaza after the ceasefire took effect on January 19, 2025 (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images)

Sustaining the Israel-Hamas truce may prove difficult

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