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      The compelling case to refocus EU spending

      National capitals should lead way in raising funding for climate, defence and research

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      Japan’s problem is not enough Abenomics

      Raising the consumption tax has undermined fiscal stimulus

    • Monday, 17 February, 2020
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      How to rewrite the rules for UK public finances

      New chancellor should review but not scrap borrowing guidelines

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      Argentina needs a plan for investment-led growth

      Debt talks are unlikely to succeed without a strategy for economic revival

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      Britain’s online harms proposals are still lacking

      Far more work is needed to turn a white paper into workable policy

    • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
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      Senate must act to keep the Fed independent

      The president’s latest board nominee is a deeply flawed candidate

    • Friday, 14 February, 2020
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      3D-printed houses could become concrete reality

      The technology has significant potential to shake up the construction sector

    • Friday, 14 February, 2020
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      Eurozone weakness is a test for post-crisis policy

      Debt costs fall for troubled countries, but currency bloc still has scars

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      The dangers of Johnson’s power grab

      An over-centralised government can lead to bad policymaking

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      Big Oil is facing an existential struggle

      BP’s ambitious climate targets set a challenge for its global peers

    • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
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      Britain needs a new strategy for taxation

      The Conservatives have an opportunity to tackle longstanding problems

    • Wednesday, 12 February, 2020
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      Elliott’s SoftBank stake is a test case for activism

      Push to improve returns from Japanese companies is gaining ground

    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
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      Britain’s green light for HS2 is worth the risks

      The government must now restore oversight of the rail scheme

    • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
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      Germany and Europe need a revitalised CDU

      Leader’s departure reopens tussle over the party’s future direction

    • Monday, 10 February, 2020
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      Ireland must now look to the future not the past

      Mainstream parties need to engage with Sinn Féin with an open mind

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      Where to find the value in emerging markets

      Deglobalisation means that investors need to look further afield

    • Sunday, 9 February, 2020
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      Virus crisis challenges China’s social contract

      When the epidemic abates, Beijing should reflect on its model of governance

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      In Poland, rule of law is under ever greater threat

      The PiS government is bringing the judiciary under political control

    • Friday, 7 February, 2020
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      Credit Suisse must act fast to win back trust

      The ‘spygate’ affair has damaged the reputation of all those involved

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      Unchained Donald Trump poses threat to the US republic

      The Senate has given its judgment, now it is the turn of the American people

    • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
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      Germany’s anti-far right taboo is under pressure

      The AfD’s role in Thuringia sends a worrying signal about the state of politics

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      West Africa needs to be prudent after CFA franc

      Moving ‘eco’ to a basket of currencies is sensible, floating it less so

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      What the City needs from an EU trade deal

      UK finance needs managed divergence but regulatory autonomy

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      Bolivia’s interim leader should not run in election

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      Britain should seize climate opportunity 

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