Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Africa<\/p>\n China \u2013 Deadbeat shipyards stick banks with default bill DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Feb: Trade surplus down; +\u20ac15.7b \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n UK – Feb: Trade Gap Narrows on Slide in Aircraft Imports; -\u00a39.1b \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Spain – Feb: House sales down; -23.9% \/ m<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Ghana – 2013: Economic growth lower; +7.1% from +8.8% \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n US – Feb: Wholesale inventories up; +0.5% from +0.8% \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Greece seeks to prove it has broken free of crisis mode FT<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ q<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Bonds – Italy, Spain Narrow Gap With US, German Yields WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Ebola outbreak among ‘most challenging’ ever: WHO AFP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ WaPo<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Hits a bump on the road to prosperity FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Banks: Fragile dream FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – African Investors Join Scramble WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – \u2018One size fits all\u2019 marketing by global companies fails FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – A burgeoning commercial axis with India ft<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – New battleground for global hotel industry FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Hopes population bulge may create prosperity seem to have been overdone E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Ratio of Muslims to Christians \/ am<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Nigeria: Has become largest economy e<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Equatorial Guinea: Squandered riches FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ R<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Sudan: Rage against the regime FT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Sudan: In steepening decline E<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Africa – Kenya: ‘Rollicking haphazardly along’ E<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Quebec – Separatist party suffers crushing defeat WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> \/ CP<\/a> \/ CBC<\/a><\/p>\n Quebec – The ruling PQ has badly misjudged Quebeckers\u2019 appetite for sovereignty E<\/a> \/ G&M<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Quebec – Separatist Worries Resurface in Montreal WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Catalonia – MPs to stoke tensions with refusal of referendum request FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Scotland – Would face immediate \u00a323b debt upon independence: thinktank G<\/a><\/p>\n Baluchistan – Separatists in Pakistan Claim Train Bombing That Kills 16 WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Trans-Dniester – Leader wants independence AP<\/a><\/p>\n Ukraine – Separatists build barricades, Kiev warns of force R<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n BOJ – Refrains From Boosting Stimulus as Recovery Seen FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ N<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ B<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – Deadbeat shipyards stick banks with default bill R<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Defense – Russia\u2019s militarism has caught NATO with its guard down after years of cuts FT<\/a> *<\/a> TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Comcast Argues for Time Warner Cable Deal WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – Sprint Could Throw Broadband Up in the Air WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – The people who aren\u2019t ready to cut just yet q<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Telecoms – AT&T Experiment Would Cut Landline in Alabama Town WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Coffee – Ritzier Brews Contract Conflicts WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Germany, EU clinch deal on renewable surcharge rebate R<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Shale Gas Boom Leaves Wind Companies Seeking More Subsidy B<\/a><\/p>\n Alt – Ukraine stand-off aids renewables\u2019 case FT<\/a> *<\/a> LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n US – As Wage Debate Rages, Some Have Made the Shift WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Beveridge Curve Starting to Look a Little More Normal wsj<\/a> *<\/a> HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Pharma – Takeda ordered to pay record $6b over diabetes drug claim FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> ENDNOTES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Which Coffee Chains Dominate North America bi<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Africa China \u2013 Deadbeat shipyards stick banks with default bill Alt \u2013 Shale Gas Boom Leaves Wind Companies Seeking More Subsidy US \u2013 Beveridge Curve Starting to Look a Little More Normal DATA POINTS Germany – Feb: Trade surplus down; 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