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Immigration policy could topple Swedish government

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SWEDEN

This is a lower forecast than the 170,000 the agency predicted in October, before Sweden reimposed controls at its border with Denmark. The immigration issue is causing strains…

US Court term will affect debt and ships

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UNITED STATES

Among the cases the Court will consider in its first two months is one questioning the validity of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board and another affecting waterborne…

EU migration deal may not solve German crisis

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EU

However, the deal raises more questions than answers and may not be enough to defuse the crisis engulfing the German government.

Monetary easing efficacy is decreasing globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Efficacy of monetary policy at the zero lower bound.

Zambian government will grow increasingly defensive

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ZAMBIA

Embattled president.

Puerto Rican budget and statehood wrangles will worsen

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PUERTO RICO

Fiscal pressures are causing controversy in Puerto Rico, but so too is fiscal policy-making. On July 5, Governor Ricardo Rossello announced that he would seek a court injunction…

Brazil's Rousseff faces bleak second-term panorama

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BRAZIL

Only a month into her second term, President Dilma Rousseff faces an increasingly complicated panorama. In addition to fallout from corruption investigations into state-controlled…

Kuwait’s government may seek to centralise power

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KUWAIT

The government is also curtailing legislators’ right to cross-question ministers, especially the prime minister -- a distinctive feature of the Kuwaiti system that has long given…

Putin plan easier to sell to Russian elite than public

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RUSSIA

The document as passed by both houses of parliament on March 11, and later regional assemblies, nullifies previous terms and allows Putin to run again in 2024. This engineered…

Balance will be elusive in fragile Argentine economy

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ARGENTINA

The move, which has angered the farming sector, is one of several announcements aimed at boosting revenues in order to avoid austerity, and at generating enthusiasm among the…