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US efforts to help local journalism may not be enough

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US

Pew found a correlation between attachment to a local community and interest in local policy and election news. A New York state programme to help local journalism with tax…

US shift boosts hopes of Venezuela dialogue progress

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VENEZUELA

Optimism is building that there will be progress in dialogue efforts between President Nicolas Maduro's government and US-recognised ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido. The current…

CEE's own risks pose a greater threat than China

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EUROPE

CEE markets' resilience to China-induced sell-off.

Governance concerns may affect Poland's credit rating

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POLAND

Moody's may cut Poland's credit rating because of the government's controversial changes to the constitutional court, the agency has warned. The European Commission continues to…

Market volatility will test Hungary's policy regime

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HUNGARY

Despite mounting pressure on Hungarian assets, partly stemming from the Greek crisis, and the end in May of a long spell of deflation, the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) expects to…

‘Smart cities’ offer partial solution to urban stress

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INTERNATIONAL

Smart cities.

Amazon rainforest faces existential climate risk

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LATIN AMERICA

The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…

New Kazakh leader will prioritise caution over change

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KAZAKHSTAN

Challenges facing Kazakhstan under a new president.

Risk of Greek euro exit has risen but is still small

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GREECE

The prospects for Greek departure from the euro-area.

Russian recession will weigh on Armenian economy

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ARMENIA

Multilateral financial institutions have slashed their growth forecasts for 2015, with several expecting Armenia to head into recession this year. With Armenia's main economic…