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ABU DHABI – UAE’s ADNOC signs onshore exploration concession agreement with Occidental (Al Arabiya)

ADNOC signs an exploration concession agreement with Occidental Petroleum Corp. (File photo: Reuters) Abu Dhabi National Company (ADNOC) said on Wednesday it had signed an...

ABU DHABI – Abu Dhabi toll gate system to go live during peak traffic times from January 2 (Reem Krimly, Al Arabiya)

General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018....

PANDEMIC PUBLIC DEBT – The Pandemic Public-Debt Dilemma (Michael Spence, Danny Leipziger, Project-Syndicate)

Much of the conventional wisdom about how governments should manage the COVID-19 economic fallout is perfectly appropriate for advanced economies, but dangerous elsewhere. Even...

EUROPE/BREXIT – The EU Must Break the Brexit Deadlock (Marcel Fratzscher, Project-Syndicate)

With the Brexit negotiations now in their final days, it is crucial that the European Union break the impasse and secure a deal. If...

CENTRAL BANKS/GREEN TRANSITION – Central Banking’s Green Mission (Mariana Mazzucato, Josh Ryan-Collins, Asker Voldsgaard, Project-Syndicate)

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, central banks have shown time and again that they have the power to maintain the economic status quo....

NATO – Getting NATO Back on Track (Melvyn Krauss, Project-Syndicate)

France and Germany must heal their current defense rift, and America must maintain its security guarantee for Europe. One possible solution would be for...

CHINA – Seeking balance between fintech innovation and regulation in China (Yang Ji, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/09/seeking-balance-between-fintech-innovation-and-regulation-in-china/

INDONESIA – Indonesian Ulema Council edges closer to the centre of power (Alexander R Arifianto, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/08/indonesian-ulema-council-edges-closer-to-the-centre-of-power/

JAPAN – Suga’s accountability problem (Aurelia George Mulgan, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/08/sugas-accountability-problem/

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