The Chancellor started off by trying to strike a positive tone about the future, saying he was not drawing a line under Covid – and that we are certainly not at the end of the pandemic yet – but that he wants to create a higher wage, higher skills, higher productivity economy post Covid. With …

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October 2021 On September 17–19, elections to the lower house of the Federal Assembly (the State Duma of the VIII convocation) were held in Russia. The pro-Government United Russia party received a constitutional majority of seats: 49.8% of the party list votes and 198 of the 225 seats elected through legislative constituencies. Seats were also …

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To the great surprise of many pollsters and political analysts, Péter Márki-Zay, an anti-establishment conservative Mayor, has won Hungary’s first-ever opposition primary, organized by an alliance of six, ideologically diverse parties that have united to oppose Prime Minister Orbán’s attempts to secure a fourth consecutive term in power. Márki-Zay’s victory could yet cause ruling party …

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For those in the UK with investments in China, the past six months have required nerves of steel. Unprecedented levels of Chinese state intervention in the economy, whether in curbing education related Chinese businesses, or new rejuvenated clarity in the aim to ensure that Chinese economic growth benefits the many and not just the view, …

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PLMR, one of the UK’s most successful and fastest-growing integrated communications agencies, has acquired East Anglia agency Genesis as it continues to take forward its strategic plan to strengthen its regional network and the services offered to clients.   The acquisition comes hot on the heels of PLMR’s announcement last week that it has acquired Advent Communications in the Midlands, and further adds to a network also covering London and the South East, as well as Scotland.  Bringing Genesis into the …

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Implications of the Czech parliamentary elections for international investors Losing the election by a razor-thin margin in terms of popular support, the ruling ANO party of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš came in second during this weekend’s parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic. The strong electoral performance of its main rival, the centre-right SPOLU coalition, as …

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Implications of the no-confidence vote against the Cîțu Cabinet Less than a year after its formation, Romania’s three-party government, led by Prime Minister Florin Cîțu and the National Liberal Party (PNL), has collapsed after a no-confidence vote in the country’s parliament. The vote, supported not only by opposition parties but also by former coalition member …

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PLMR, one of the UK’s most successful and fast-growing communications agencies, has acquired Midlands-based Advent Communications as it expands its regional network and further develops the breadth and quality of the services it offers to its clients. PLMR has been based in the Midlands since 2017, with its office in Birmingham part of a network that also …

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