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ASEAN risks becoming window dressing in a BRICS expansion
The Interpreter
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July 18, 2025
The inclusion of Indonesia as a full BRICS member at the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro this month was a significant development for ASEAN, granting the group a foothold in Southeast Asia’s geopolitical landscape. Indonesia, as ASEAN’s largest...
World Population Day 2025: Lagos, UN Urge More Investment In Youth Empowerment
New Telegraph
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July 18, 2025
The Lagos State Government, in partnership with some development agencies, has renewed its call for greater investment in youth empowerment as part of activities marking the 2025 World Population Day (WPD), celebrated annually on July 11....
Energy Minister in Washington, DC: Bulgaria Reaffirms Position as Reliable Partner in Transatlantic Energy Cooperation
Bulgarian News Agency
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A Bulgarian delegation led by Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov held a series of meetings with representatives of the US Department of State and the Department of Energy, the Energy Ministry said on Friday. The discussions focused on deepening the...
US eyes 'back to basics' revamp of G20
BDNews24
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The United States aims to pare the Group of 20 major economies back to its financial roots next year when it takes over the rotating presidency from South Africa, sources familiar with the Trump administration's plans said. Washington has scaled...
Orbán blasts EU as ‘Ukrainian budget,’ claims only Trump can bring peace, warns of armed Ukraine threat
Daily News Hungary
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July 18, 2025
Hungary must stay on the side of peace, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to the Ultrahang YouTube channel on Thursday. Asked why he stood firmly for keeping Hungary out of the war from the beginning, Orbán said his “firm...
Claudia Sheinbaum accelerates Mexico’s economic growth plan amid US tariff tensions
El País
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July 18, 2025
Plan Mexico — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s six-year roadmap to attract investment and bolster economic growth — is beginning to take shape amid a landscape full of uncertainties. The latest threat from former U.S. President Donald Trump...
Overview of the Cayman Islands Economic Substance requirements
JD Supra - California
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July 18, 2025
Key takeaways Each entity incorporated, established or registered in the Cayman Islands must file an annual economic substance notification with the Tax Information Authority (the "TIA"). A "relevant entity" conducting "relevant activity" must...
Turkey Welcomes EU Decision to Relax Visa Rules
Balkan Insight
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July 18, 2025
A person hands EU flags to passengers arriving from Berlin at the symbolic opening of the Schengen area at Sofia Airport. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV The Turkish government welcomed the EU’s decision to ease visa rules for the only EU candidate...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 9:10 a.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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House sends bill regulating stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency, to Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed two bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed...
Africa means business with reparations fight – President Mahama
Joy FM
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July 18, 2025
The President of Ghana and the African Union (AU) Champion for Reparations, John Dramani Mahama, has declared that Africa's call for reparative justice is no longer a whisper but a unified demand grounded in historical truth, moral clarity, and an...
Russia's Medvedev says Moscow will withstand new EU sanctions, escalate strikes on Ukraine
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 18, 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday predicted the Russian economy would withstand the European Union's latest sanctions package and said Moscow would intensify its strikes against Ukraine. Medvedev, now deputy...
Economic reform roundtable: Commbank boss, teal MP among 13 more names added to Jim Chalmer’s invite list
The West Australian
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July 18, 2025
The Government has announced the next invitees to its upcoming roundtable for economic reform, including business leaders, major investors, and a mix of state and independent politicians. The event, to be held from August 19 to 21 in the cabinet...
Orbán scares Hungarians that 20–25% of EU budget can end up funding Ukraine
European Pravda
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán believes that 20-25% of the EU budget will be assigned to Ukraine. "I can say, based on the knowledge of experts, that 20-25 per cent of the new EU budget will go to Ukraine," Orbán said on the air of Kossuth...
Iowa Republicans are blind to the state's economic woes
Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa
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How can you tell when politicians aren’t being honest with you about the future? When they aren’t honest with you about the past. This thought occurred to me when I read Rep. Zach Nunn’s opinion column in the Des Moines Register last week about...
Restoring the ecosystem: The politics, the science, the human, the economy – reflections from BiM-NECS 2
Business and Financial Times
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July 18, 2025
By Ama Kudom-Agyemang At a time when Ghana’s forests, wetlands, and grasslands are buckling under pressure from human activity and climate change, the 2nd Biennial Media Forum on Natural Resources, Environment, Climate Change and Science (BiM-NECS...
The EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow's energy revenue and spies are...
Journal News - Ohio
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Kallas said it's "one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date" linked to the war, now in its fourth year. It comes as European countries start to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine to help the country better defend itself. Ukrainian...
Russia crude oil restrictions: EU imposes sanctions on Rosneft's India refinery, lowers oil price cap - how it may benefit India
The Times of India
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India, whilst potentially benefiting from reduced prices, faces uncertainty regarding continued imports due to possible US intervention. (AI image) Russia oil sanctions by European Union: The EU implemented sanctions on Friday which also target a...
AG welcomes Barbados’ removal frm EU blacklist
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 18, 2025
Attorney General Dale Marshall has welcomed the European Union’s (EU) decision to remove Barbados from its list of high-risk third countries, calling it a major breakthrough for the island’s global financial standing. - Advertisement - The move...
Latvia Contributes To EU Innovation Agenda At Denmark Meeting
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Economics of Latvia, Jurģis Miezainis, and Deputy State Secretary Edijs Šaicāns participated in the Informal Meeting of the European Union...
18th round of measures: EU, UK target Russian oil in tough new Ukraine war sanctions
RTL Today
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July 18, 2025
The European Union and Britain on Friday sought to ramp up economic pressure on Russia to halt the war in Ukraine by slashing a price cap meant to choke off revenues from key oil exports. The move from the EU was part of a sweeping new package of...