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• This article discusses Argentina's potential decision to join BRICS, a group of five large emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).

• Argentina's new president, Javier Milei, is considering this move, which experts believe could be beneficial for the country.

• Argentina is currently facing serious economic problems, including high inflation, low foreign reserves, and a high poverty rate.

• Joining BRICS could help Argentina by providing access to new markets, increasing investments, creating jobs, and boosting imports.

• BRICS countries represent a significant portion of the world's population and economy, and their cooperation could offer Argentina support in managing its debts.

Classroom Discussion Question: Why do you think joining an international group like BRICS could be important for a country like Argentina, which is facing economic difficulties?

They expect better conditions and connections between government and financial institutions.

For now, there are eight institutions involved, which includes include the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance.

One of their goal is to give private enterprises ability to contain risk and their quality collateral for financing.

Question: why Chinese government want to support private financial sector?

Australia is deliberately failing to combat the abuse of asylum seekers on the Pacific island of Nauru to deter others from arriving by boat, two global human rights groups said Wednesday.

The report by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch is a scathing criticism of Canberra's immigration policy under which asylum seekers trying to reach Australia by boat are taken to Papua New Guinea or Nauru.

The government, which said Wednesday it rejects the report's allegations, has a policy of refusing asylum seekers settlement in Australia and keeping them in the Pacific islands or returning them home, even if they are refugees.

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This article discusses Morocco's recent economic shocks, such as swings in international oil prices, Ukraine and Russian conflict, etc. The article also discusses Morocco's solutions to these problems and their long-term economic goals.

Classroom Discussion Question:

Why are economic reforms necessary in Morocco?

How did they get into the top 4 in the Qatar world cup?

2.Inflation has risen amid buoyant private consumption, further aggravated by the Russian aggression on Ukraine.

3.Significant underlying challenges will have to be addressed over the next years, including stagnant productivity and high inequalities.

4.Around a third of the workforce is in informal work, which limits their access to social protection benefits (social walefare).

5.Chile’s economy made significant progress in resolving macroeconomic imbalances accumulated in recent years. Domestic demand continued to adjust, and inflation waned, although it remains above target.

The country has a strong economic relationship with the US, exporting goods worth over half a billion dollars annually and having significant investments. Liechtenstein companies play key roles in the US supply chain across various sectors. General services (37.3% of the economy) and financial services (21.1% of the economy) also contribute significantly. Liechtenstein is a major job provider, employing more people than its population.

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Beijing — With its considerable economic gains and huge market prospects after years of growth, China's animation industry is expected to become a hot investment destination, industry insiders said.

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Saudi Arabia is striving to attract Chinese tourists as it recognizes China's significance as an important source of market for its tourism industry.

The kingdom is investing $800 billion to position itself as a prime destination for travelers.

This was also for the economic relationship between the two countries because "China is not just a major outbound travel market; it's also our No 1 trading partner in the world".

Question: How can civil war effect the local economy?

With China's help, the African island nation has ambitions to meet food security needs

Since 2007, China has been working with Madagascar on hybrid rice technology. Some 20 agricultural experts from Hunan province have visited the island's tropical rainforests, highlands and grasslands, sowing hybrid seeds from southern China in every important rice-producing region, helping the Madagascans achieve their dream of self-sufficiency.

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Recently, China's expedition team is building a research base in Antarctica.

The station, which is yet to be named, will be capable of accommodating 80 people in summer and 30 in winter, according to the Polar Research Institute of China.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, China's 40th Antarctic scientific expedition will focus on three major tasks: building a new scientific research station; conducting research on the impact of climate change on Antarctic ecology; and carrying out international cooperation.

-Mexico can gain more business opportunities at the sixth China International Import Expo during a promotional conference held in Mexico City

-They can have bigger platforms for trade, exchange, exhibition and cooperation between China and countries around the world.

-CIIE has effectively facilitated trade between the two countries and provided favorable conditions for Mexican products and services to enter the Chinese market.

The move will also boost travel to Malaysia, they added.

The U.K. government said that it will invest $273 million into an artificial intelligence supercomputer, called Isambard-AI, which will be the most advanced computer in Britain.

They aim to eventually connect it to a newly announced Cambridge supercomputer called Dawn. The U.K. government hopes the two combined supercomputers will achieve breakthroughs in fusion energy, health care, and climate modeling.

India banned its export of broken rice in September 2022, then in July 2023, India banned exports of its plan, white, long-grain rice. This policy was first aimed to solve the food insecurity problem in India: “India is a country that has suffered from food insecurity in a significant way, so there’s an understandable desire to ensure appropriate availability of staple foods like rice within the country,” Will Kletter, vice president of operations and strategy at ClimateAi, told CNBC. But now this policy is now threatening the global rice market.

India’s rice exports make up 40% of the market, so any export bans quickly influence global prices. Rice prices spiked 15% to 20%, hitting their highest in almost 12 years, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute.

China wants the United States to not try to suppress China's development. If the two countries cooperate, they can combine their strengths, resulting in many benefits for both countries such as economic growth and more jobs. Collaboration between China and the US will also set a good example for international trade relations and promote global economic recovery.

Discussion Question:

How would collaboration between the United States and China result in economic growth?

Summary: China is preparing to play a significant role in driving reforms at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and ensuring practical outcomes at the WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi next year. Officials and trade experts emphasized the need for key WTO members to embrace win-win multilateralism and prioritize reaching agreements through negotiations.

China has proposed over 20 initiatives for WTO reforms this year and is pushing for the resumption of the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism, the establishment of new rules, and the regulation of these rules. Additionally, China has played a pivotal role in the successful conclusion of negotiations on the world's first multilateral investment agreement.

The focus is on promoting the early inclusion of the investment facilitation agreement into the WTO legal framework and supporting e-commerce negotiations. Emphasizing the importance of restoring the normal functioning of the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism, experts stressed the need to resist economic securitization and return to principles of win-win cooperation. They highlighted the common aspiration among Asian economies to revitalize the multilateral trading system and guide the global economy back to the right track of economic globalization. Finally, new studies by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have indicated that de-risking strategies will severely impact global economic growth.

Question: If this trading system become successful can benefit world economic growth, who exactly will refuse to accept and try to stop it? What is the negative effect?

A New Chapter to US-China Relationship: Gavin Newsom's Trip to China 
In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom visited a number of provinces and cities in China, where he received a high-profile reception in Beijing, culminating in meetings with President Xi, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and other senior Chinese officials. The visit focused on friendly exchanges on the environment and climate, tourism, and economic and cultural exchanges, and was aimed at restarting and facilitating the exchanges and consultations between the United States and China that were interrupted by Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. The visit was greeted with "win-win co-operation" and "friendship and harmony" on domestic media platforms; similarly, Chinese netizens seemed to be attracted by Governor Newsom's special charisma. Visiting a Tesla factory, test-driving a BYD electric car, and playing basketball with Beijing schoolchildren, the governor's visit to China did seem to be a brisk and enjoyable start to breaking the ice in U.S.-China relations. In the end, the visit resulted in several environmental and climate-related memorandums of understanding (MOUs), which deepened official and private communication and cooperation between China and California to safeguard the Earth's environment. In these MOUs, the two sides focused on the concepts of "decarbonisation" and "clean energy". Decarbonisation of electricity, decarbonisation of industry, reduction of methane use, and increased public transport access to clean energy are all mentioned. In terms of the means to achieve the goals, the original MOU emphasises the sharing of experience and knowledge, the exchange of personnel and active investment in high quality low carbon projects or ideas.
Finally, in response to an interview question about tensions between the US and China, Governor Newsom insisted that "the more successful China is, the more successful the world will be", that "any kind of war is something he would like to avoid", and that "this is the moment that will determine whether the bilateral relationship is going to be a fistfight or not. This is the moment that will determine whether the bilateral relationship will be a fist clench or a two-handed clench". Although the topic of US-China relations is vast and complex, the trip was undoubtedly a successful icebreaker, a first step towards easing tensions, reducing friction, and sustaining dialogue.

• for inflation forecasting: The economists at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suggest using machine learning techniques to predict inflation and its causes, instead of traditional mathematical models like the Phillips Curve.

• advantages: The paper claims that ML techniques, especially deep learning methods, can capture the non-linear and changing relationships between inflation and its determinants better than traditional models. techniques also performed better in both pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods, handling the inflation volatility during the pandemic.

• challenges: The paper acknowledges that ML techniques are less interpretable than traditional models, and that their claims have not been peer reviewed or replicated by other researchers. techniques also require large and high-quality data sets to train and test their models.

• implications: The paper argues that accurate inflation forecasting is important for economic agents and policy makers who aim to achieve price stability. ML techniques can help generate consistent and reliable forecasts of inflation, which is essential for monetary policy.

While green industries may displace many traditional industries, in the long run India insists that these new technologies will be "cost effective" ways.

Despite these pledges, India has projected to expand its coal production by over 1.2 metric tons over this year.

"We did a cost-benefit study that demonstrated if you abated coal with clean technologies, it was actually cost effective compared to a green alternative," Manook told China Daily on the sidelines of the New Delhi event.