THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RUSSIA & EUROPE
I. Moscow’s Game with Syrian Kurds
https://russiamonitor.goodbarber.app/articles/c/0/i/50752721/moscow-s-game-syrian-kurds
II. Two-Thirds of Russians See US as the Biggest Enemy
https://russiamonitor.goodbarber.app/articles/c/0/i/50722845/two-thirds-russians-see-us-biggest-enemy
III. Russia, Egypt to Hold Joint Drills in the Black Sea
https://russiamonitor.goodbarber.app/articles/c/0/i/50722638/russia-egypt-hold-joint-drills-black-sea
IV. Russia says it hopes to resolve differences on extending nuclear arms pact with U.S.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-kremlin/russia-says-it-hopes-to-resolve-differences-on-extending-nuclear-arms-pact-with-u-s-idUSKBN2761BZ
V. India gives go-ahead to domestic trial of Russia’s pioneering ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccine
https://www.rt.com/news/503795-russian-vaccine-india-trial/
VI. Medvedev: the work of the icebreaker “Arktika” will be the key to continuous navigation in the North
https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&ie=UTF8&langpair=auto%7Cen&nv=1&oe=UTF8&prev=/language_tools&pto=aue&rurl=translate.google.com&sp=nmt4&u=https://tass.ru/ekonomika/9773247%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter.com%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dsmm_social_share&usg=ALkJrhjKfsI-nhtoOTAadKIkNUCD9GjNZA
VII. Turkey tests Russian-made S-400 defence system: Reports
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/16/turkey-tests-russian-made-s-400-defence-system-reports
VIII. Putin: the turnover of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus in the world market could reach $ 100 billion
https://tass.ru/obschestvo/9778905?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share
IX. Coronavirus surge tests U.S. and European resolve
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/10/19/coronavirus-spike-united-states-europe-reaction/
X. What role is Russia playing in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/19/is-russia-reduced-to-a-secondary-role-in-nagorno-karabakh
XI. How Russia Views Afghanistan Today
https://warontherocks.com/2020/10/russias-contemporary-afghan-policy/
XII. Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/russia-planned-cyber-attack-on-tokyo-olympics-says-uk
XIII. Lavrov says crisis in Council of Europe showed that ultimatums are unacceptable
https://tass.com/politics/1213761
XIV. Press review: Russia doubts Turkish peace plan and foils Trump’s ploy for election points
https://tass.com/pressreview/1212393
XV. Ireland Moves Back to Lockdown as Europe Seeks to Defeat Virus
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-19/ireland-moves-back-to-lockdown-as-europe-seeks-to-defeat-virus
MULTILATERALISM
I. Focus on fundamentals as COVID-19 caseloads rise: WHO
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/10/1075702
II. Stand in solidarity with world’s poor, UN chief says in message for International Day
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/10/1075332
III. Israel stops issuing visas to UN human rights agency
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/16/israel-stops-issuing-visas-to-un-human-rights-workers
IV. UN refugee agency’s Rohingya fund half a billion dollars short
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/16/rohingya-un
V. WFP: $6.8bn needed in six months to avert famine amid COVID-19
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/13/wfp-6-8bn-needed-in-six-months-to-avert-famine-amid-covid-19
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
I. SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
II. US would have saved $10 trillion if it handled COVID-19 ‘as well as Pakistan’, says economist
https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/us-would-have-saved-10-trillion-if-it-handled-covid-19-as-well-as-pakistan-says-economist-7240421.htm
III. ‘Economic outreach roadmap envisages improved trade’
https://www.dawn.com/news/1586389/economic-outreach-roadmap-envisages-improved-trade
IV. ‘Heading in the right direction’: Pakistan sees record 1Q current account surplus
https://www.dawn.com/news/1586263/heading-in-the-right-direction-pakistan-sees-record-1q-current-account-surplus
V. 8th Iran-Pakistan Joint Border Trade Committee meeting kicks off in Quetta
https://iranpress.com/content/28797
VI. Circular debt jumps 30pc to Rs2.15tr in FY20
https://nepra.org.pk/publications/State%20of%20Industry%20Reports/State%20of%20Industry%20Report%202020.pdf
VII. Dubious economic nobility
https://www.dawn.com/news/1585718/dubious-economic-nobility
VIII. SME sector a priority for State Bank
https://www.dawn.com/news/1586016/sme-sector-a-priority-for-state-bank
IX. China just overtook US as the world’s largest economy, IMF says
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2014/1008/China-just-overtook-US-as-the-world-s-largest-economy-IMF-says
X. World Economic Outlook, October 2020: A Long and Difficult Ascent
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2020/09/30/world-economic-outlook-october-2020
XI. Worried about weak oil demand, OPEC pledges action
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec/worried-about-weak-oil-demand-opec-pledges-action-idUSKBN2740WA
XII. COVID-19 may inflict a decade of economic pain to Mideast, Central Asia, IMF says
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-imf-mideast-outlook-idUSKBN27417S
XIII. Novartis acquires manufacturing facility to produce medicines in Pakistan
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40027235/novartis-acquires-manufacturing-facility-to-produce-medicines-in-pakistan
XIV. SBP governor inaugurates first ‘urban forest’ project
https://www.dawn.com/news/1586179/sbp-governor-inaugurates-first-urban-forest-project
XV. Getting to the Heart of the (Particulate) Matter
https://climate.nasa.gov/news/3027/getting-to-the-heart-of-the-particulate-matter/
XVI. Debt is a climate issue – Climate Weekly
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/10/16/debt-climate-issue-climate-weekly/
XVII. Peru and Switzerland sign ‘world first’ carbon offset deal under Paris Agreement
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/10/21/peru-switzerland-sign-world-first-carbon-offset-deal-paris-agreement/
XVIII. Oxfam: Rich countries are not delivering on $100bn climate finance promise
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/10/20/oxfam-rich-countries-not-delivering-100bn-climate-finance-promise/
XIX. China hits out at US climate record, in pointed message ahead of election
https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/china-hits-out-at-us-climate-record-in-pointed-message-ahead-of-election
