Europe January 7, 2021 UK/EU: New year, new deadlines, new (slow-moving) drama EU, Politics, UK Brexit Carsten Nickel As anticipated, both sides agreed on a zero tariffs/quota trade deal just in time for Christmas. But the limited nature of the deal leaves many questions unanswered, chief among them the outlook for the (financial) services sector.… <a href="https://speevr.com/2021/01/07/uk-eu-new-year-new-deadlines-new-slow-moving-drama/"... Read More...
January 7, 2021 BioNTech Founders Türeci and Şahin on the Battle against COVID-19 Others DER SPIEGEL, mRNA, vaccine, covid-19 Press play to listen <audio class="amazon-ai-player" id="amazon-ai-player"... Read More...
Latam January 7, 2021 ECUADOR: Facing a binary choice Ecuador, Politics Nicholas Watson With exactly a month to go before the first round of the presidential election, our base-case is that an April run-off will be necessary; this would pit the center-right candidate Guillermo Lasso against the leftist Andres Arauz.… <a href="https://speevr.com/2021/01/07/ecuador-facing-a-binary-choice/"... Read More...
Africa January 7, 2021 SOUTH AFRICA: Worsening Covid-19 wave, slow vaccine action Emerging Markets, Politics, South Africa covid-19 Anne Frühauf President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration has come under heavy criticism this week for its lack of a convincing Covid-19 vaccination strategy. While the government hopes to begin vaccinating healthcare workers by February, vaccine supplies lined up to date only cover a... Read More...
Asia January 7, 2021 ASIA: Weekly politics update Asia, Emerging Markets, Politics Bob Herrera-Lim, Gabriel Wildau, Tobias Harris Below is the weekly update of political developments across East Asia. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss any of the countries mentioned in more detail.… Read the rest ... Read More...
Africa January 7, 2021 GHANA: Hung parliament will necessitate compromise Emerging Markets, Ghana, Politics Malte Liewerscheidt On 7 January, President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo will officially commence his second term in office following the inauguration of the new parliament the same day. The ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) wafer-thin majority will be put to a first test... Read More...
