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South African national minimum wage will prove elusive

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SOUTH AFRICA

Due to take effect on May 1, it would introduce a single wage floor set at 20.0 rand (1.5 dollars) per hour. The NMW is a significant departure from current minimum wage…

Prospects for Mexico in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Mexico in 2019.

Chadian regime propped up despite oil price shock

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CHAD

The news will be welcome to President Idris Deby's government, which relies on oil for over two-thirds of its revenue. Despite its history of rebellions and coups, Chad is in one…

Policy challenges discourage investment in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

One year ago, then newly inaugurated President Mauricio Macri attended the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) to promise shifts in foreign and economic policy. Some of his promises…

Medina win may foster complacency in Dominican Republc

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Full results are expected later today. Medina's party, the centre-left Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), is also likely to get a majority in Congress and in the Senate, and…

Slovenia's window of opportunity to reform is closing

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SLOVENIA

The economy has been growing respectably, helped by rising exports, inward foreign direct investment (FDI), the ECB's quantitative easing and large inflows of EU structural funds…

Prospects for Mexico to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Elections are not scheduled until June 2024, but the remainder of this year will be dominated by preparation, posturing and manoeuvring. Economic growth is gaining momentum, but…

Nazarbayev's re-election will boost Kazakh 'siloviki'

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KAZAKHSTAN

Three candidates competed for the country's supreme political office in the election on April 26. Unsurprisingly, Nazarbayev (74) won by a landslide, obtaining 97.7% of the total…

Sao Tome coup allegations fuel political uncertainty

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SAO TOME

On the same day, four suspects were tortured to death by the military. An investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, in early December, the IMF suspended the country’s Extended Credit…

Contagion concerns worsen Uruguay's economic outlook

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URUGUAY

The Argentine financial crisis and economic downturn are affecting Uruguay at a time when its economy is cooling while popular discontent is rising over the difficulty of finding…