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EU threatens Poland's voting rights over court reforms

TheEUwarnedPolandonWednesdayitwouldsuspenditsvotingrightsintheblocifitpushesaheadwithcontroversialjudicialreforms,sparkingaccusationsof"blackmail"fromafuriousWa

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IMF could be based in Beijing in a decade

TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)couldbebasedinBeijingintenyears,iftheChineseeconomycontinuesitsgrowthmomentumandtheIMFcontinuestoreform,IMFManagingDirectorChri

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IMF could be based in Beijing in a decade: IMF Managing Director Lagarde

TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)couldbebasedinBeijingintenyears,iftheChineseeconomycontinuesitsgrowthmomentumandtheIMFcontinuestoreform,IMFManagingDirectorChri

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Merkel lauds Macron's election victory as 'strong vote for reforms'

GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelcalledthevictoryofFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron'spartyinthefirstroundofparliamentaryelectionsa"strongvoteforreforms"andasenioroffici

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Raul Castro: Cuba's 'socialist character' not up for negotiation

USPresidentDonaldTrumphasthreatenedtoreversecourseonCuba.FormerPresidentBarackObamahadbeguntonormalizerelationswiththeCaribbeannation,butTrumpcouldhalttheprogre

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Brazilian president faces reform challenges amid political crisis

WhenBrazilianPresidentMichelTemertookofficelastsummer,hepromisedtopushthroughtoughreformstogetthecountryoutofrecession.Hisplanscenteredonunpopularchangestothepe

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Poland considers dispute with EU over rule of law closed

Poland considers its dispute with the European Commission about the country's rule of law closed, Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said on Tuesday, a day after Warsaw sent a letter to Brussels defending judicial reforms.

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Obama moves to stop Trump gutting signature healthcare law

US President Barack Obama will make a short but politically charged trip from the White House to Capitol Hill on Wednesday (Jan 4), calling allied lawmakers to arms in defence of his signature healthcare reforms.

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IMF chief says Pakistan out of economic crisis, calls for further reforms

​Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde on Monday hailed efforts by the Pakistani government to pull out the country from economic crisis through stabilizing macro-economy and called for further structural reforms to consolidate the achievements.

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Reforms plan to integrate militancy-hit tribal areas into national mainstream welcomed in Pakistan

​Pakistan has introduced a draft of proposed reforms to be discussed in parliament to bring the insurgency-hit tribal regions into the national mainstream.

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G20 "breakthrough": finance chiefs agree to keep tabs on economic reform

Broad consensus on framework to assess structural improvements, but differences remain between US and China

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China's economic reforms will profit Europe: expert

​China's ongoing economic reforms which maintain the right direction will profit Europe as well as the whole world, the chairman of the Belgian-Chinese Economic and Commercial Council Bernard Dewit said.

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India opens door to foreign investors by announcing sweeping economic reforms

India announced on Monday sweeping reforms to rules on foreign direct investment, opening up its defence and civil aviation sectors to complete outside ownership and clearing the way for Apple to open stores in the country.

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Saudi reform plan approved by top economic council

Saudi Arabia's National Transformation Plan, a pivotal element of the "Vision 2030" reforms announced in April by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will be put before the cabinet for approval on Monday, a senior Saudi source told Reuters.

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French labour dispute: Nuclear power plant workers to join strike

Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to down tools amid growing industrial action over controversial labour reforms.

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Beijing to open commodity futures trade to foreign investors

Beijing pledged to take a substantial step forward to liberalise its commodity futures market by allowing foreign investors and domestic financial institutions to deal in contracts that bet on prices for crude oil, iron ore and rubber.

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Cuba to embark on new reforms after Communist Party congress

The 7th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) closed on Tuesday, setting the country on a path of profound economic and social reforms by 2021 amid a leadership transition.