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Bolivia's business elites have shifted to Morales

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BOLIVIA

Government-business relations.

AMLO contradictions fuel Mexico business uncertainty

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MEXICO

Tensions between business leaders and AMLO escalated in May, after he accused several prominent businesspeople of conspiring with the government and putting pressure on their…

Arce and business to seek an accommodation in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

President Luis Arce will seek to steer a consensual policy with respect to Bolivia’s business community, despite attacking some members of the former interim presidency of Jeanine…

Post-Karimov Uzbekistan lacks forces for change

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UZBEKISTAN

Karimov's death leaves a void since governance stemmed from him and his ability to coerce and manage Uzbekistan's regional groupings and key political and business players. The…

National minimum wages could gain more ground in EU

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EU

The relationship between minimum wages and employment in the EU.

South Africa's ratings reprieve masks more fiscal woe

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SOUTH AFRICA

The decision of the three rating agencies not to downgrade is a welcome reprieve for Pretoria after months of uncertainty and severe fluctuations in the value of the rand. South…

Latin America's wealthiest untouched by redistribution

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LATIN AMERICA

Patterns of inequality.

Australia's new labour reforms strengthen employees

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AUSTRALIA

Many of the changes were part of Labor’s election campaign in May, and others followed the government’s job summit in September, but last-minute changes involved multi-employer…

Tight US job market will only suffer a mild downturn

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UNITED STATES

The US economy faces a period of slow growth and possibly a short and shallow recession, but this is unlikely to cause a significant weakening of labour markets.

Mexican export growth faces threats in 2019

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MEXICO

Mexican export growth.