Mali’s government expels Danish troops, because they had joined the French-led Opération Takuba without the necessary approval. Resentment grows toward EU.
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Finance
Jan Fichtner: The Cayman conundrum: why is one tiny archipelago the largest financial centre in Latin America and the Caribbean?
A good summary of the role of the Cayman Islands as a tax haven. Hopefully that will start to change in 2020 after the UK Parliament passed a law imposing public registers of beneficial ownership […]
Deregulation
ETUC and ConoSur: Unions reject EU-Mercosur trade agreement
The agreement fails to include strong and binding safeguards that ensure protection of, and respect for, labour rights. Read here
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Manufacturing in November 2022: new orders down 11% year on year
This is not good news for a mercantilist nation: Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing decreased by 5.3% on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis in November 2022 compared with October 2022, according to […]
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