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Plan to clear Greek banks’ bad debt looks feasible

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GREECE

Efforts to cleanse banks’ loan portfolios.

Bad Greek debt must be cleared for growth to start

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GREECE

Banks' bad debts.

Election year may prove worst yet in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The government is facing increasingly bitter schisms within the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) as it goes into a presidential election year. The holiday period…

‘No deal’ Brexit could become more likely

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EU/UK

A ‘no deal’ outcome from the negotiations would have massively disruptive effects on both sides of the Channel.

Risk of social unrest is ticking upwards in Cambodia

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CAMBODIA

Separately, the country is experiencing its worst outbreak of coronavirus infections. The sustained public health crisis threatens to set back efforts by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s…

Atlante will be no panacea for what ails Italy's banks

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ITALY

Italian banks and Atlante fund.

Crime will aggravate South Africa’s growth crisis

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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa’s crime rates have long been among the world’s highest. Much of this constitutes interpersonal violence, where the victim and perpetrator know each other. However…

Government-Syriza rifts may bar Greek crisis consensus

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GREECE

Koufodinas, a left-wing terrorist convicted of eleven assassinations of businessmen, conservative politicians, and UK and US officers, believed he was entitled to transfer to…

South-east Asian economies risk 'middle income trap'

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Economic development in South-east Asia and the 'middle income trap'.

Power vacuum is a growing risk in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The amendment is a flagship policy of President Michel Temer in his attempt to address Brazil’s fiscal crisis. However, the government’s victory was qualified, as the initiative…