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Focus will turn to reinvigorating Czech economy

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The Czech response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sweden will stick closely to its COVID-19 strategy

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SWEDEN

Sweden’s cases have been consistently higher than those in neighbouring countries while at one stage it had the highest death rate in Europe. However, case and death numbers have…

Economic impacts of pandemic will endure in Honduras

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HONDURAS

Hurricanes Eta and Iota, which struck Honduras in quick succession in the first half of November, took a severe toll on the agriculture sector, which accounts for more than 10% of…

Virus impact will make Bulgaria keener to adopt euro

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BULGARIA

The country’s successful two-month lockdown ended on May 13. Bulgaria has raised its debt ceiling fivefold for this year and plans to sell debt on international markets…

Support will wane as COVID-19 expands in Paraguay

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PARAGUAY

Health Minister Julio Mazzoleni said on August 28 that Paraguay was entering the “most difficult” stage of the coronavirus pandemic. On August 23 the government had reinforced…

Chile retail will struggle as COVID-19 hastens change

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CHILE

Chile’s retail sector is reeling from the successive impacts of the social unrest that erupted in late 2019 and, since March, the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also affected the…

Prospects for the Russian economy in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

President Vladimir Putin has dropped ambitions to lift Russia into the top five global economies and postponed by six years to 2030 his plan to halve the poverty rate. The…

Paraguay's COVID-19 response may lose initial lustre

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PARAGUAY

The impact of COVID-19.

Prospects for Brazil in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Former centre-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva starts the race as the favourite, while a crowded centre-right field will spend months trying, and likely failing, to unify…

Central America faces major challenges in 2021

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CENTRAL AMERICA

While governments have begun tentative efforts to restart economic activity, the crisis is far from over. It looks sure to shape the main issues of 2021, exacerbating all the…