Best Philippines Economics Podcasts (2025)

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Comfort Ero on the ugly face of peacemaking 43:51

1d ago43:51

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For a brief spell after the Cold War, the idea of an international community that would coordinate and intervene in conflicts for the global good felt like an aspiration on the move. It feels distant today, but all is not lost. Comfort Ero, the President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, gives us her take on the toughest conflicts plaguing…

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Estonia’s Ambassador to NATO Jüri Luik on money, solidarity and the future of the alliance 37:10

3d ago37:10

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Seasoned diplomat and politician Jüri Luik, who has one of the more impressive CVs we’ve ever seen, gives us his readout on last week’s NATO summit in the Hague and the perspective from the Baltic nations that border Russia to the north of Ukraine. Estonia has an impressive defence spending record, currently at 3.4 percent of its GDP, with a plan t…

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#332 What Is the Role of Behavioural Economics in Consumer Protection Enforcement? The UK’s New DMCC Act Regime 38:49

5d ago38:49

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The UK's consumer protection regime changed early in 2025. How will behavioural economics be used by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in applying the rules? Stefan Hunt, partner at Keystone Strategy in London, joins Matthew Reynolds and Matthew Hall to discuss previous consumer protection cases investigated by the CMA and the new regi…

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Canadian defence expert Raquel Garbers on NATO defence spending and Chinese economic warfare 27:06

7d ago27:06

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In a huge week of international news, NATO members agreed to lift their defence spending to 5 percent of GDP. Today’s guest, Canadian career defence and intelligence official Raquel Garbers, has some strikingly clear views on the value of the spending increases but also the way they need to be paired with a stronger focus on economic warfare by hos…

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Life's unavoidable conversation - 'Death and Taxes' 50:34

8d ago50:34

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Join us in a riveting discussion with Emmy-nominated filmmaker Justin Schein as we explore his latest documentary 'Death and Taxes', arriving in theaters on July 17th. In this episode, Justin shares personal stories about growing up with a prominent businessman father, the filming process spanning three decades, and the complex themes of inheritanc…

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How much should we let Trump be Trump? Justin Bassi and David Wroe discuss Iran and the NATO summit 26:10

8d ago26:10

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Donald Trump’s calculated gamble in bombing Iran’s key nuclear facilities sparked a series of extraordinary outbursts this week from the US administration amid conflicting assessments of the damage that the US strikes did to the regime’s nuclear program. Trump meanwhile was feted in a downright theatrical fashion in the Hague as NATO leaders gather…

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The Philippines’ General Emmanuel Bautista on standing together against Chinese assertiveness 24:11

8d ago24:11

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Please note, this episode was filmed as a video interview and is available on ASPI's Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/sg32zmJKk70 In today’s episode of Stop the World, we hear from Emmanuel Bautista, a retired Philippines general who served as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces in 2013 and 2014 and who spoke at ASPI’s recent defence conferenc…

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#331 Wait, We Have to Tell Who? What You Need to Know About State Premerger Notifications 29:14

12d ago29:14

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State legislatures around United States have passed or are on track to pass legislation that requires parties to submit notice to the state attorney general or other state authority when certain transactions result in a material change in ownership. Why are states passing these laws and how are they affecting regulatory review of transactions? Axin…

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Going post-nuclear: Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the future of Iran 36:08

15d ago36:08

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As Iran’s government flails in response to Israel’s attacks, and with Donald Trump mulling a two-week window for Tehran to negotiate an end to its nuclear program, speculation is turning to how the dramatic events will reshape Iran’s politics, nearly half a century since the Islamic Republic was created. Kylie Moore-Gilbert is a Melbourne-based aca…

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Are men even needed? From romance to lawn care. 1:10:35

16d ago1:10:35

1:10:35

In this engaging episode, Maureen Pound, a fearless entrepreneur, real estate investor, and mentor, joins the conversation to discuss her dynamic journey and the release of her book 'How to Get Laid on Tinder.' Maureen shares personal anecdotes, insights into modern dating, and practical advice for men navigating the complexities of romance. We als…

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Papua New Guinea Defence Minister Billy Joseph on the march towards a security treaty 16:11

17d ago16:11

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Please note, this episode was filmed as a video interview and is available on ASPI's YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/z3V_t8znuIM On 4 June, ASPI was pleased to host Hon Dr Billy Joseph MP in Canberra for our 2025 Defence Conference 'Preparedness and Resilience.' Dr Joseph is Papua New Guinea's Minister for Defence, and the Deputy Party Leade…

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#330 What's Happening in Paraguay and Costa Rica? Catching Up With International Enforcers at the 2025 Spring Meeting 24:00

19d ago24:00

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While on site at the 2025 Spring Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section, the Our Curious Amalgam team recorded interviews with senior competition agency enforcers from all over the world, including Paraguay and Costa Rica. In the first segment of this episode, Alicia Downey interviews Commissioner Eduardo Barros of Paraguay's National Competition…

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Are credit cards a scam and a dollar a day in Philippines 1:16:09

22d ago1:16:09

1:16:09

On this episode we're joined by Tommy Kilpatrick, a man who stared credit card debt in the face, laughed, wrote a book about it, and then peaced out to the Philippines. Join us as Tommy reveals the "Break Free!" secrets banks definitely don't want you to know, and shares his surprisingly sane approach to retirement that involves more coconuts and l…

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#329 What's Happening in Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Japan? Catching Up With International Enforcers at the 2025 Spring Meeting 54:17

26d ago54:17

54:17

While on site at the 2025 Spring Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section, the Our Curious Amalgam team recorded interviews with senior competition agency enforcers from all over the world. In the first segment of this episode, Anora Wang speaks with Ellie Siu, Senior Legal Counsel of the Competition Commission of Hong Kong. Next Matthew Hall inter…

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Trump vs. Musk: Breakup, Epstein Grift, or 3rd Party Chess? 46:13

28d ago46:13

46:13

Dive into the chaotic fallout between Trump and Musk—$270M spent, EV subsidies slashed, and a public spat shaking the GOP. Are Patel and Bondi burying Epstein file secrets? We unpack the deficit drama, MAGA’s rift, and whether Musk’s third-party threats signal a bold move or just 5D chess. Join us for a raw look at power, betrayal, and what’s next.…

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Donald Trump's foreign policy is performance art. With Kori Schake 26:49

29d ago26:49

26:49

Please note, this episode was filmed as a video interview and is available on ASPI's Youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/XvR4P2Ppmok This week ASPI was delighted to host Dr Kori Schake in Canberra for our 2025 Defence Conference ‘Preparedness and Resilience’. Kori is a senior fellow and director of foreign and defence policy studies at the Ameri…

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Real estate, pocket listings and commissions 1:05:31

30d ago1:05:31

1:05:31

Interview with Jack Allweil and discussion about real estate investing, pocket listings, Compass and Zillow dispute and rental algorithms.By Joe Edgar, Ethan Krok

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#328 What Should I Know About Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and COMESA? Developments in Key African Regimes 46:16

1M ago46:16

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Merger control and antitrust enforcement continues to develop rapidly in Africa. What is happening in the key jurisdictions of Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria and COMESA? John Oxenham, lawyer at Primerio, and Nicolas Bremer, lawyer at Bremer, join Matthew Hall to discuss developments. Listen to this episode to learn more about the status of African an…

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ASPI's Justin Bassi on the latest 'Cost of Defence' report 21:32

1M ago21:32

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ASPI this week released our annual Cost of Defence report, which assesses how Australia’s investment in defence matches the strategic challenges the nation faces. In this special episode, ASPI’s executive director Justin Bassi runs through some of the key points of the report: how much we need to be spending, how fast, and on which capabilities. Th…

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AI expert Connor Leahy on superintelligence and the threat of human extinction 52:00

1M ago52:00

52:00

Many of the brightest minds in artificial intelligence believe models that are smarter than a human in every way will be built within a few years. Whether it turns out to be two years or 10, the changes will be epoch-making. Life will never be the same. Today’s guest Connor Leahy is one of many AI experts who believe that far from ushering in an er…

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Live crypto scam that even a GENIUS can't avoid. 1:06:13

1M ago1:06:13

1:06:13

Interview with Bezalel Eithan Raviv who is one of 12 children from Israel and operates a Crypto recovery business (LIionsGate.Network). We discuss Crypto, blockchain and the GENIUS Act with an example of a crypto pig butcher scam.By Joe Edgar, Ethan Krok

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#327 What's Happening in Germany and Portugal? Catching Up With International Enforcers at the 2025 Spring Meeting 36:20

1M ago36:20

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While on site at the 2025 Spring Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section, the Our Curious Amalgam team recorded interviews with senior competition agency enforcers from all over the world, including Germany and Portugal. In the first segment of this episode, James Hunsberger interviews Andreas Mundt, the President of Germany's Federal Cartel Offic…

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Marine Environment Assessment in Palawan, Philippines 24:02

1M ago24:02

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Dr Billy Haworth is a geographer interested in human-environment interactions, with expertise positioned at the intersection of human geography, critical GIS (geographic information systems), and international disaster studies. Billy’s work tries to better-understand experiences of, and adaptation to, environmental change and disruption, and often …

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Nathalie Tocci on the birth of a new Europe, and what it means for Australian security 41:01

1M ago41:01

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this week initiated a conversation about a security partnership with Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded with a ‘maybe, sort of’. To talk about this development and much more, we have Nathalie Tocci, director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, former adviser to two EU president…

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Trump's third term smells fishy and how can we catch a leader. 1:01:16

1M ago1:01:16

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We discuss the over fishing of the world and impact on a declining population, while also learning about Paul Greenberg's time in the Soviet Union and the idea of Trump running for a third term.By Joe Edgar, Ethan Krok

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Episode 131: Michael Kirkpatrick Miller, Department of History, Cornell University 1:00:40

1M ago1:00:40

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In this special celebratory episode, host Francine Barchett reunites with Michael Kirkpatrick Miller, a PhD candidate in Cornell’s Department of History, who happens to be the original creator of the Gatty Rewind podcast! Michael shares fresh insights from his dissertation on Dutch colonialism in Indonesia, focusing on how the colonial state constr…

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#326 What's Happening in Italy and Greece? Catching Up With International Enforcers at the 2025 Spring Meeting 35:22

2M ago35:22

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While on site at the 2025 Spring Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section, the Our Curious Amalgam team recorded interviews with senior competition agency enforcers from all over the world, including Italy and Greece. In the first segment of this episode, Jaclyn Phillips interviews Saverio Valentino, Board Member of the Italian Competition Authorit…

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Sir Lawrence Freedman on the delusions that plague war planners 37:22

2M ago37:22

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Wars are easy to start, hard to end and are often launched with political goals that are loftier than the planning and capabilities that are committed. In today’s episode, Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London, talks about the “short war fallacy” and why strategists keep planning for quick victories when …

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Trillions & Tricks: Unpacking the US Budget & Trump's Deals 1:00:22

2M ago1:00:22

1:00:22

Unpack the eye-watering numbers of US government spending and the wild world of Trump-era deals and alleged grift. Deficits, taxes, and questionable connections – we follow the money trail.By Joe Edgar, Ethan Krok

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Episode 130: Martina Thucnhi Nguyen, Department of History, Baruch College 1:05:10

2M ago1:05:10

1:05:10

In this episode, host Francine Barchett teams up with co-host Lijun Zhang, a Cornell PhD student in history, for a riveting conversation with Dr. Martina Nguyen, Associate Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York. Dr. Nguyen shares the story of a provocative newspaper column penned by prominent Vietnamese intellectual Ngu…

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What satellites reveal about the clash over Kashmir, with Nathan Ruser 24:57

2M ago24:57

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ASPI’s geospatial analyst Nathan Ruser reveals what he’s found by studying satellite imagery of the recent India-Pakistan clashes over Kashmir, in a special episode of Stop the World. This includes the use of images for disinformation in ways he hasn’t seen before in his years of poring over satellite pictures. Alongside the military clashes, the I…

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#325 What’s Your POV? A Conversation With Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti at the 2025 Spring Meeting 31:44

2M ago31:44

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While on site at the Antitrust Law Section's 2025 Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., Section Chair-Elect Renata Hesse interviewed Mario Monti, former prime minister of Italy (2011-2013), and European commissioner for competition (1999-2004). What does he think about the current state of international competition enforcement? What direction does he…

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Defunding higher education and can AI solve it's own problem 56:33

2M ago56:33

56:33

We dive into the White Houses attack on Harvard and pulling funding from higher education and will the US have enough electricity to support an AI boom.By Joe Edgar, Ethan Krok

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Ahmed Kodouda on the spiralling war and humanitarian crisis in Sudan 39:24

2M ago39:24

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The war that has gripped Sudan for more than two years and cost 150,000 lives is a shifting mosaic of alliances and rivalries, lumped under two main groups. There’s the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Force, led respectively by two men who were once allies but are now locked in a titanic power struggle that has displaced 13 million peop…

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Episode 129: "E" Elissa Badiqué, Department of Performance and Media Arts, Cornell University 1:06:43

2M ago1:06:43

1:06:43

In this episode, guest co-host Iris Luo (Cornell PhD candidate in Human-Centered Design) joins host Francine Barchett to interview Elissa “E” Domingo Badique, a Cornell PhD candidate in Performance and Media Arts. E describes their winding journey—from serving as a community advisor at Harvard to working as a makeup artist in Japan. But it was a fa…

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Special episode: Will India and Pakistan go nuclear? With Raji Rajagopalan 17:20

2M ago17:20

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After Pakistan-based militants murdered more than two dozen Indian tourists in Pahalgam in Kashmir, India retaliated by striking nine sites it says housed “terrorist infrastructure”. Pakistan in turn says it shot down several Indian fighter planes. In this special snap episode, ASPI Resident Senior Fellow Raji Pillai Rajagopalan gives us her insigh…

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#324 Is Green the New Black? Greenwashing and Consumer Protection in the Fashion Industry 29:28

2M ago29:28

29:28

Sustainability claims are everywhere in the fashion industry — but how can consumers tell what’s real and what’s greenwashing? Baker McKenzie attorneys David Baay and Katia Boneva-Desmicht join Jeny Maier and Puja Patel to discuss civil litigation in this space, as well as government enforcement efforts on both sides of the Atlantic, from the FTC’s…

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Millennial Truth Bombs: No Excuses Allowed 1:01:18

2M ago1:01:18

1:01:18

Tech entrepreneur Alex Harmsen (a millennial himself!) lays down the hard truths about ambition, family planning, and why he believes the past is no excuse for the present. Buckle up for a no-holds-barred conversation.By Joe Edgar, Ethan Krok

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All the world's a stage but is Australian politics playing its part, with Laura Tingle and Peter Hartcher 42:20

2M ago42:20

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As Australians head to the polls, David Wroe interviews two of the best minds on the intersection of Australian politics and global affairs - the ABC 7.30 program's political editor Laura Tingle and The Age's political and international editor, Peter Hartcher. As well as their reflections on the substance of the election campaign, the conversation …

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#323 What’s Happening in the EU? A Conversation With DG COMP Director-General Olivier Guersent at the 2025 Antitrust Spring Meeting 49:04

2M ago49:04

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The 2025 Spring Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section offered the Our Curious Amalgam team a chance to speak with competition law enforcers from around the world. In this episode, host Matthew Hall asks Olivier Guersent, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission (DG COMP), about what’s been happening …

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Sibling rivalry and birth-order - does it matter. 57:17

2M ago57:17

57:17

We interview Dr. Hurst about birth order and how it impacts us all including when a whole society is made up of "the only child" in each family.By Joe Edgar, Ethan Krok

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#322 Prices on Your Mind? Using Economics To Understand Inflation, Tariffs, and Junk Fees 26:43

3M ago26:43

26:43

We are seeing some swirling changes to the marketplace and international trade that affect prices of goods and services in our daily lives. How can economics help us cope and understand underlying concepts such as cost pass-through? Anne Catherine Faye, Vice President at Analysis Group, speaks to James Hunsberger and Anora Wang about inflation, tar…

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Garcia's "clerical error" imprisonment and rigged elections 55:14

3M ago55:14

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We cover Abrego Garcia's deportation to an El Salvadorian prison and how it related to past time of Covid and the woke movement around the world.By Joe Edgar, Ethan Krok

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Episode 128: Hieu Phung, Vietnamese and Southeast Asian History, Rutgers University 49:00

3M ago49:00

49:00

In this episode, guest co-host Anke Wang, a Cornell PhD candidate in History, joins host Francine Barchett for a tag-team interview with Dr. Hieu Phung, Assistant Professor of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian History at Rutgers University. Dr. Phung discusses her research on how pre-modern environmental factors shaped political and administrative sys…

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Democracy in the age of disinformation, with Audrey Tang 53:48

3M ago53:48

53:48

Audrey Tang is the unflappable Jedi knight of technology and democracy, who can connect with different political perspectives. Audrey was the inaugural digital minister of Taiwan and is now ambassador-at-large for cyber affairs. She came to prominence first as an open source programmer and hacker, before becoming involved in Taiwan’s successful Sun…

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Insects as a Natural and Cultural Resource across Southeast Asia 32:22

3M ago32:22

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Every year, World Wildlife Conservation Day is observed on 4 December. It reminds us of the importance of protecting our biodiversity, a message that is all the more urgent in the face of polycrises intensifying across the globe. At the foundational level of our ecosystems lie insects, which provide invaluable services to maintain healthy environme…

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#321 What Is Happening at the UK CMA? Impact of the Government’s New Approach 32:44

3M ago32:44

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The UK government elected in 2024 has a "growth" agenda and is pushing regulators including the UK Competition and Markets Authority to support this. What does the approach mean for the CMA? Veronica Roberts, lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills, joins Blair Matthews and Matthew Hall to discuss the wide range of recent announcements and proposals from…