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Romania will not meet OECD goals by date set

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ROMANIA

The government regards joining the OECD as a national objective. Having opened accession negotiations in January 2022 and received its roadmap that June, the publication last…

AI global surge creates environmental paradox

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INT

This creates a paradox, since, while AI-generated solutions are crucial to help solve the climate emergency, their very deployment is also adding to the problem. To tackle this…

Mexico’s Sheinbaum looks set to maintain AMLO’s legacy

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MEXICO

The constitution prohibits President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) from standing again. However, given his continuing personal popularity and dominance of the ruling National…

Tourism to drive Belize economic growth amid slowdown

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BELIZE

Real GDP surged by 15% in 2021 and 12% in 2022, then by 4% in 2023. With inflation easing, risks of social instability have probably fallen over the past year, but growth looks…

Early Argentine economic successes are unsustainable

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ARGENTINA

The government has posted the first fiscal surplus in years, inflation has declined and foreign currency reserves have risen from USD21.0bn in mid-December to USD28.5bn. However…

Economic improvement in Chile will remain moderate

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CHILE

The figures also indicate that the imbalances created by pandemic-related injections of liquidity in 2000 and 2021 have largely been corrected.

New dynamics add to South Africa election uncertainty

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, readings of potential support for the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) differ. A plethora of small parties and independent…

South Korea will regain growth momentum

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SOUTH KOREA

Separately, the head of Samsung Electronics -- the cornerstone of the Samsung Group, which contributes around 20% of South Korea’s GDP -- has been cleared of wrongdoing in a…

Poland’s policy on farm protests may shift after polls

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POLAND

The latest protests coincide with the Donald Tusk government’s first 100 days and scrutiny of his performance as prime minister. Most polls indicate continuing support for the…

Competition in the AI value chain will be fierce

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INT

This follows a similar launch by Databricks, a cloud-based AI data management platform. Companies along the AI value chain are increasingly launching new GenAI models to funnel…