China’s Export-Maximizing Playbook Is Working — and Democracies Need a Better Counterstrategy
Politics

China’s Export-Maximizing Playbook Is Working — and Democracies Need a Better Counterstrategy

A $1.2 trillion trade surplus is not just a trade imbalance: it is the visible product of an industrial, financial and g...

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Brazil Industrial Policy Chief: Subsidized Credit Lifts Investment, Not Inflation
Economy

Brazil Industrial Policy Chief: Subsidized Credit Lifts Investment, Not Inflation

Uallace Moreira says government credit lines target machinery, fleets and innovation to lift potential GDP; he concedes ...

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PM Modi's Seven Streams of Strength Set India's 2047 Industrial Agenda
Politics

PM Modi's Seven Streams of Strength Set India's 2047 Industrial Agenda

Prime Minister Modi's Independence Day address set out seven 'streams of strength' and new targets for semiconductors, n...

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China Lays Out Five-Year Plan for 1.4 Trillion Yuan Safety and Emergency Equipment Industry
Politics

China Lays Out Five-Year Plan for 1.4 Trillion Yuan Safety and Emergency Equipment Industry

China’s industry and emergency-management ministries have set a 2030 output target of 1.4 trillion yuan for safety and e...

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France Extends C3IV Green Industry Tax Credit to End-2028
Energy

France Extends C3IV Green Industry Tax Credit to End-2028

Eligible battery, wind, solar and heat-pump supply-chain investments can receive up to 35% tax relief, with approval req...

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France's C3IV Green Industry Tax Credit Extension Enters Force
Energy

France's C3IV Green Industry Tax Credit Extension Enters Force

The three-year extension of France's C3IV green industry tax credit is now in force, targeting €8bn in additional indust...

Aoife Keane 👁 43 💬 0
Why Extended Producer Responsibility Is a Billion-Pound Opportunity for Egypt
Politics

Why Extended Producer Responsibility Is a Billion-Pound Opportunity for Egypt

As Egypt rolls out its new Extended Producer Responsibility scheme starting with single-use plastic bags, the policy ope...

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Kazakhstan Needs a Critical Minerals List Built on Commercial Readiness, Not Geology Alone
Politics

Kazakhstan Needs a Critical Minerals List Built on Commercial Readiness, Not Geology Alone

A proposed national list should prioritise minerals where processing, offtake contracts, and proven technology exist—not...

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Namibia's New China Deals Put Its EU Partnership — and Its Industrial Strategy — to the Test
Politics

Namibia's New China Deals Put Its EU Partnership — and Its Industrial Strategy — to the Test

Fresh Chinese agreements across energy, mining, infrastructure and agriculture collide with the EU's €1.3bn Global Gatew...

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Five Proposals to Stop the ‘Silent Erosion’ of German Industry
Economy

Five Proposals to Stop the ‘Silent Erosion’ of German Industry

A leading German daily warns that politically self-inflicted investment weakness is eroding the country’s research-inten...

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Egypt Fast-Tracks Industrial Prosthetics Hub to Serve Disabled and Target Regional Market
Health

Egypt Fast-Tracks Industrial Prosthetics Hub to Serve Disabled and Target Regional Market

Prime Minister Madbouly chaired a high‑level review of plans for a national prosthetics manufacturing complex, aiming to...

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Punjab Dangles Tax Holidays and Fast-Track Leases to Woo Chinese and High-Tech Manufacturers
Companies

Punjab Dangles Tax Holidays and Fast-Track Leases to Woo Chinese and High-Tech Manufacturers

Punjab's minister unveils zero-duty machinery imports, 10-year income-tax holidays, and 30-day NOCs at the Colour & Chem...

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