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Irish budget might not deliver government majority

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IRELAND

The budget is a 'post-austerity' one. The Fine Gael (FG)-Labour government aims to use it to sustain the recovery but also encourage a stronger 'feel-good factor', to boost its…

Croatia’s progressives could make gains in big cities

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CROATIA

In the first round of mayoral, municipal and regional elections on May 16, voters in Croatia’s larger cities and urban centres tilted towards challengers. This year’s local polls…

Ivory Coast’s Gon Coulibaly likely to triumph in polls

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IVORY COAST

Profile of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly.

Donor commitments could kickstart Madagascar recovery

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MADAGASCAR

The aim was to build on progress made in July when the government secured a three-year IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. The country’s central bank reported that…

Cracks will extend within Ecuador’s ruling party

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ECUADOR

Friction within Ecuador’s ruling party

Cambodia local polls will aid both parties for now

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CAMBODIA

Cambodia has 1,646 such councils, which administer groups of villages. The elections, for councillors and commune council chiefs, were the first test of the Cambodian People’s…

Gabon’s Bongo will build towards 2023 re-election

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GABON

Bongo now increasingly relies on his son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, who is also the General Coordinator of Presidential Affairs (chief of staff), to represent him in important…

US insider trading rules will clash with deregulation

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UNITED STATES

Salman v United States.

South Africa's Ramaphosa will stress reform momentum

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SOUTH AFRICA

This included the retention of key officials such as Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. While Ramaphosa has committed his administration…

Economic growth will boost Portugal’s government

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PORTUGAL

Portugal is set for the best five-year period of growth since the turn of the millennium, unemployment is falling and public finances are showing positive signs. The upswing is…