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Josh analyses the economic impacts of geopolitical developments in emerging economies. He contributes regularly to The Daily Brief.

Southern European leaders to discuss proposed EastMed pipeline at Med7 Summit
- Daily Brief
- June 14, 2019
Heads of state from Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain convene today in Malta for the sixth South
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Hong Kong’s legislature to resume debates on controversial China extradition bill
- Daily Brief
- June 12, 2019
UPDATE: Hong Kong’s legislature has postponed debate on the extradition bill amid ongoing protests. Hearings on a controversial extradition bill
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India’s Narendra Modi makes first foreign trip of new term to the Maldives
- Daily Brief
- June 7, 2019
Fresh from re-election victory, Indian PM Narendra Modi travels to the Maldives today for his first overseas trip since securing
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Japanese officials seek North Korean dialogue in Ulaanbaatar security summit
- Daily Brief
- June 5, 2019
Japanese and North Korean foreign ministry officials will meet today in Mongolia on the sidelines of the Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on
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Indian National Congress selects new leader following election loss to Narendra Modi
- Daily Brief
- June 1, 2019
Today, top-ranking officials from India’s main opposition, the Indian National Congress, will meet in New Delhi to select their next
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US government agencies face dealing to gather Khashoggi documents
- Daily Brief
- May 29, 2019
Today marks the deadline set by a federal judge for various US government agencies to collect documents pertaining to the
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President Trump discusses trade and tariffs with Shinzo Abe on Japan trip
- Daily Brief
- May 25, 2019
US President Donald Trump arrives in Tokyo today, beginning a four-day visit that will include a meeting with Japanese Prime
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Donald Trump meets with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban at the White House
- Daily Brief
- May 13, 2019
Today, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and US President Donald Trump meet in Washington to discuss bilateral relations. Orban’s trip
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International Criminal Court rules on former Sudanese President al-Bashir’s immunity
- Daily Brief
- May 6, 2019
Today, the International Criminal Court’s Appeals Chamber will rule on whether Omar al-Bashir, the deposed president of Sudan, is subject
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Mexico begins construction on controversial capital airport
- Daily Brief
- April 29, 2019
Construction on a new airport will begin in Mexico City today. The project is predicted to produce an airport five
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Japan’s central bank begins interest rate review amid weak growth forecasts
- Asia Pacific, Daily Brief, Japan
- April 24, 2019
The Bank of Japan will begin two days of interest rate reviews today, which it will announce along with fresh
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Chinese navy marks 70th anniversary with international naval parade
- Asia Pacific, Daily Brief
- April 24, 2019
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will mark 70 years since its founding by hosting an international naval parade in
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Japanese PM begins diplomatic tour of EU and North America to discuss trade
- Daily Brief
- April 22, 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kicks off a busy week today in Paris, where he will meet with French President
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Brazilian and Russian foreign minsters remain divided over Venezuela crisis
- Daily Brief
- March 11, 2019
Today, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov will meet with his Brazilian counterpart to discuss the Venezuelan crisis. Russia has
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EU Council of Ministers to agree to reformed gas directive
- Daily Brief
- March 4, 2019
Today, the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of the EU convenes in Brussels, with the so-called Gas Directive at the
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Lima Group meets in Colombia to discuss latest developments in Venezuela crisis
- Daily Brief
- February 25, 2019
Top officials, including some South American leaders, from the Lima Group will meet in Bogota today to discuss the ongoing crisis
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EU foreign ministers discuss new Russia sanctions over Sea of Azov incursions
- Daily Brief
- February 18, 2019
Today, EU foreign ministers will gather in Brussels to continue discussions regarding the ongoing Ukraine conflict and punitive actions against
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US secretary of state holds talks in Hungary aimed at countering Russian influence
- Daily Brief
- February 11, 2019
Today, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Budapest, where he will meet with Hungarian PM Viktor Orban. The
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Final report of Australian banking royal commission to be released
- Daily Brief
- February 4, 2019
Today, the banking royal commission’s final report will be released to the Australian public. The report is expected to detail
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EU-Japan free trade deal comes into force on Friday
- Daily Brief
- February 1, 2019
The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, a free trade deal, comes into effect today after the two sides agreed to terms
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