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Fourth term far from guaranteed for Bolivia’s Morales

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BOLIVIA

The congress ended in the reaffirmation of President Evo Morales’s quest to seek a further term in office when his current one expires in 2020. The lack of an alternative…

Brazil pension reform will tackle deficit, not growth

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BRAZIL

The government estimates that the reform will save 914.3 billion reais (231.3 billion dollars at the current exchange rate) over ten years. An additional 19.2 billion reais could…

Conspiracy theories will stoke Argentine instability

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ARGENTINA

The bill, adopted as CFK begins her defence against corruption charges today, is unlikely to pass the Lower House. The long-delayed measure (which originally aimed to expand the…

Low-income health needs more than isolated innovation

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INTERNATIONAL

Innovating in healthcare.

COVID worsens education shortcomings in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

According to a World Bank Report published in October 2021, the disruption caused to children and young people’s education by the pandemic has dwarfed the impact that the…

Prospects for Iran to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

Prospects for Iran to end-2021.

China's Five-Year Plan replaces growth with welfare

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CHINA

Welfare objectives in China's 13th Five-Year Plan.

Default signals further slide for Puerto Rico in 2016

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PUERTO RICO

The island's government and public agencies hold 72 billion dollars of debt obligations, but migration to the mainland United States, political unwillingness to cut spending and…