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Europe’s public media will lose influence

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EUROPE

Europe's public service media.

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…

Chile inequality debate will drive tax reform demands

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CHILE

Although both the bill’s legislative future and the amount it would raise are uncertain, it reflects ever more explicit class polarisation and anger over inequalities.

Latin America political inequality is set to increase

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LATIN AMERICA

Elites and political influence.

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…

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…

Obama administration extends 'nudge' approach

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UNITED STATES

'Nudge' thinking provides an alternative to public policies predicated on large expenditures of public funds, despite questions over its overall efficacy and the morality of its…

Oreskovic government in Croatia may prove short-lived

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CROATIA

After protracted negotiations, Croatia, at last, has a government, comprising the conservative Patriotic Coalition -- the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), plus a few small parties…