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Afiq Fitri Alias

Afiq Fitri Alias is a data visualisation columnist at Reuters Breakingviews, based in London. He joined Reuters in 2023 and was previously a data journalist at the New Statesman Media Group where he covered UK politics, international affairs, and technology.

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Afiq Fitri Alias
Data Visualisation Columnist, London
E-mail: afiqfitri.alias@thomsonreuters.com

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Deforestation U-turn takes EU down a risky road

Brussels has proposed a 12-month delay to a law banning imports linked to tree-felling. It had looked like the so-called EUDR would come in on time, with measures to soothe irked trading partners. The risk now is that it gets defanged – and other EU climate goals follow suit.
3 Oct 2024
EU deforestation ban creates a hazy trade future

The European Union wants to ban agricultural imports from deforested land. The rules have laudable aims but will impact $400 bln worth of goods. Developing nations are already exporting elsewhere. To avoid losing vital supplies, Brussels can compensate farmers or lower standards.
23 Sep 2024
EU’s China trade weak spots hide in plain sight

Beijing may retaliate after Brussels imposed tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. Of the 5,000 product groups the People’s Republic imports from the EU, many are too crucial or too small to bother with. But luxury goods, petrol cars and some foods are plausible targets.
9 Jul 2024
Europe risks falling into Levant’s powder keg

20 Feb 2024
Measuring the US and China’s conscious decoupling

16 Nov 2023
Israel highlights fragility of new trade corridors

10 Oct 2023
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