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Germany’s economy will struggle to grow this year

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GERMANY

GDP appears to have remained flat, quarter-on-quarter, in January-March, while there was a significant fall in industrial production in March and in investor confidence over the…

Prospects for Central Europe in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Central Europe in 2019.

Latin America-US relations will see reset under Biden

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LATIN AMERICA/US

Biden will approach Latin America policy with more experience than any of his recent predecessors. However, he will face daunting domestic and foreign policy agendas and a Latin…

Biden’s team will try to reset engagement with Africa

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AFRICA/US

This may see a redefining of US-Africa policy compared to the Trump administration’s focus on competition with China, including: resolving questions surrounding the role for US…

Syrian-Lebanese food shortages will drive instability

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SYRIA/LEBANON

While Lebanon is experiencing what the World Bank dubbed “the worst economic crisis in more than a century”, civil war-torn Syria has been hit by one of the most severe droughts…

Latin America remittances growth will slow in 2022-23

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LATIN AMERICA

Migrants from LAC sent home a record amount of money in 2021 as the employment situation improved for many of them in the United States, where the great majority live…

US Republicans face splits beyond Trump candidacy

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UNITED STATES

Rubio was unable to secure sufficient support in the Republican primary contest despite the overwhelming backing of the party elite. This begs the question of why the Trump…

Right are slight favourites ahead of Portugal election

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PORTUGAL

Costa’s Socialist Party (PS), which is now led by Pedro Nuno Santos, is tied in opinion polling with the centre-right opposition Democratic Alliance (AD). The far-right Chega is…

Local results leave UK Labour Party in pole position

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UNITED KINGDOM

The main winner was the opposition Labour Party, which became the largest party in local government for the first time since 2002. The elections are the last major test of public…

Cooperative Italy-EU relations will remain for now

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ITALY

It was the second time they met since Meloni’s election in September, with both leaders reaffirming the importance of cooperation in the economic recovery, immigration and the war…