Agathe Demarais
@AgatheDemarais
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Geoeconomics @ecfr • Columnist @ForeignPolicy • Ex @TheEIU & @DGTresor • Sanctions book Backfire @ColumbiaUP • Find me where the sky is blue
London, England
Joined February 2014
RT @AgatheDemarais: Since 2022 Western firms have paid $16bn in corporate taxes to Moscow's coffers - in my latest for @ForeignPolicy I exp….
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RT @MeetJess: How switching to an N95 mask gives a 75x boost in COVID protection. “N95s are up to 75 times more effective at preventing inf….
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A recent study shows why fitted masks like N95s are superior to surgical masks.
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Since 2022 Western firms have paid $16bn in corporate taxes to Moscow's coffers - in my latest for @ForeignPolicy I explain that if the moral argument to leave Russia is not strong enough, the economic one is now watertight following recent Russian decrees.
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Fantastic news! Elina Ribakova is simply the best candidate one can think of for the job, with deep expertise and experience in key topics like sanctions, export controls and economic security (plus, she's a fantastic human being).
It is a great honor to be considered for the role of Governor of the Bank of Latvia @LatvijasBanka. I am ready to leverage my international experience to strengthen Latvia's economic resilience to shocks and foster growth.
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RT @gregpmiller: Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump’s inauguration
washingtonpost.com
Trump’s team requested numerous high-level resignations from the State Department as the president-elect prepares to make a break with the Biden administration.
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RT @ECFRGeoecon: To prepare for the coming Trump storm, EU leaders should focus on ensuring the bloc remains united. Read @AgatheDemarais's….
foreignpolicy.com
Splits are already emerging over tariffs, China, and Russia sanctions.
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🇪🇺🇲🇽 - A few days before Trump's inauguration, the EU and Mexico have just signed a trade deal - the agreement ticks all the boxes, covering de-risking supply chains, boosting the supply of critical raw materials and tackling climate change.
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The European Union and Mexico agreed to a revamped free-trade agreement, just as both are under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened them with a new round of tariffs.
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Latest US sanctions could reduce Russian oil exports by up to 1.5 million barrels/day.• OFAC measures target 158 tankers carrying Russian oil, mostly to India and China.• Cargoes handling crude from Sakhalin and Arctic will be hardest to replace, as they're highly specialised
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RT @pstAsiatech: The Netherlands tightens export control rules to make ASML apply for licenses with the Dutch government instead of Washing….
bloomberg.com
The Netherlands tightened export control rules to make ASML Holding NV apply for licenses with the Dutch government instead of Washington for some of its tools.
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RT @fbermingham: Greece’s Metlen Energy & Metals SA will invest about €296 million in the European Union’s first gallium production line. "….
bloomberg.com
Greece’s Metlen Energy & Metals SA will invest about €296 million ($304 million) in the European Union’s first gallium production line, as China’s ban on exports of the critical mineral to the US...
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Outgoing Biden administration has further tightened rules for US microchip exports.• Move restricts exports of US-made AI chips for data centres to only handful of countries.• EU gets case-by-case treatment, with just 11 EU member states in most permissive tier #Fragmentation
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RT @DanielPFlatley: President-elect Trump said he would create an “External Revenue Service” tasked with collecting tariffs on foreign impo….
bloomberg.com
President-elect Donald Trump said he would create an “External Revenue Service” tasked with collecting tariffs on foreign imports, the latest indication that the Republican aims to carry out his...
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RT @timourazhari: EXCLUSIVE — I spoke to Syria’s new Central Bank Governor Maysaa Sabreen for her first interview. Syria’s first female c….
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RT @MatthieuFavas: After ignoring Iran's clandestine oil trade for most of his tenure, Biden is finally turning the screws. The result: Ira….
economist.com
Oil prices are already at a five-month high
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"Russian energy group Gazprom is considering plans to axe 1,600 jobs as the company struggles with plummeting gas sales in Europe and sanctions against its oil arm in the wake of the Ukraine war.".
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Russian energy group hit by plummet in European gas sales and oil sanctions, putting 1,600 jobs on line
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RT @Ali_Wyne: “China now produces about a third of the world’s manufactured goods, according to the United Nations Industrial Development O….
nytimes.com
China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars.
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RT @Trinhnomics: It is not re-routing - Vietnam has attracted a lot of FDI over the years, and no, it is not just China but everyone that i….
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