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The Italian government survived the confidence votes in parliament, but its mandate has weakened. Policymaking will be somewhat more difficult, while the third COVID wave pushes the economy back into recession.
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While we expect Biden’s policies to boost economic growth, we do not expect them to end the vicious cycle of polarization and social unrest that is undermining the country. In foreign and trade policy, Biden is likely to return to a multilateral approach.
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The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) should improve EU companies’ access to China and ‘level’ the playing field. However, its commitments are ‘weak’ and the envisaged dispute resolution mechanism lacks teeth.
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The EU-UK trade agreement marks the start of a complex relationship in which the UK and the EU will have to learn to live together separately. This won’t be without frictions.
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Democrats and Republicans have finally passed a bill on a new Covid-19 relief package which was signed into law by President Trump on Sunday. The size of the fiscal package is estimated at almost $900 billion, although about half of that is money recycled from the CARES Act.
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De brede welvaart is in de Achterhoek hoger dan gemiddeld in Nederland. Vooral op de dimensie huisvesting, sociale contacten en veiligheid scoort de regio veel beter. Maar net als in de rest van het land, zijn de eerste haarscheurtjes in de brede welvaart zichtbaar.
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Er is nog veel onduidelijk over digitaal centralebankgeld. Deze special is een inleiding tot een reeks waarin veel, zo niet alle aspecten van CBDC zullen worden besproken.
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Hungary and Poland are blocking the implementation of the EUR 750bn European crisis recovery fund. The risk is non-negligible that talks remain in deadlock in the short term. A protracted standoff could have serious economic and market implications.
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China’s economy is recovering. However, the recovery is unequal. In addition, Covid-19 has increased income inequalities and regional differences. China’s situation might give a glimpse into imbalances in the recovery of other countries as well.
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Economic developments in India are mixed. On the upside, there is the prospect of an effective vaccine, fresh government stimulus and better economic performance than anticipated. On the downside, there is a risk of a second wave and the economy continues to struggle with high inflation.
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China loopt voorop met de invoering van digitaal centrale bankgeld. China benadert dit vooral vanuit de optiek: kan een digitale munt bijdragen aan versterking van de positie van ons in de wereld?
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Pensioen wordt eenvoudiger en transparanter. Maar vóór we zover zijn, moeten er in de transitieperiode nog complexe keuzes over grote belangen worden gemaakt. Dit zijn de keuzes die de werkgever, vakbonden/OR en het pensioenfonds per pensioenregeling moeten maken.
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The EU Taxonomy is a new ‘green language’ that helps to identify sustainable investments. Large public-interest companies within the EU will soon be required to report which part of their turnover and expenditure is in line with this.
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Indonesia is being hit relatively hard by COVID-19 infections compared to other Asian Emerging Markets. The lingering effects of the pandemic put a brake on a swift economic recovery. Therefore we expect a contraction of GDP of 2.6% in 2020.
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In Oost-Nederland is de afgelopen decennia een nieuwe geografie van de economie en welvaart ontstaan: met grotere economische verschillen tussen regio’s binnen Oost-Nederland. Alle reden om in Oost-Nederland te werken aan een brede economische- en welvaartsagenda.
