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Costa Rica’s pension system faces crisis

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COSTA RICA

Pension pressures in Costa Rica.

Romania hopes to surmount virus’s expected second wave

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ROMANIA

Government measures to support workers and companies seem to have worked. With closer state-corporate dialogue established, surveys and some data give grounds for measured…

Macron is looking to enhance France’s industrial base

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FRANCE

France's manufacturing outlook.

Romanian fiscal and external deficits will remain wide

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ROMANIA

Romania is among the member states liable to the EDP. Although its debt is relatively low at 47.9% of GDP, Romania has wide budget and current account deficits, yet its tax-to-GDP…

Belarus government will have to make unpopular cuts

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BELARUS

Revenue problems facing the Belarusian government.

Greece’s political and economic prospects are fragile

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GREECE

Thus ends eight years of economic policy oversight by the ECB, European Stability Mechanism and IMF, in exchange for some 275 billion euros (315 billion dollars) in soft loans…

Uncertainties will dampen Chile's economic outlook

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CHILE

This would both constrain fiscal revenues and -- regardless of whether the proposed constitution is approved in a plebiscite on September 4 -- heighten pressure for increased…

Greece’s Syriza may lose 2019 vote to come back later

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GREECE

The minority Syriza government has declared its intention to row back from tax and pension reforms to regain popularity ahead of the upcoming polls and the autumn national…

Austria’s budget may fail to address structural issues

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AUSTRIA

The budget relies on optimistic economic projections to justify its mix of expenditure and tax cuts to generate a surplus.

Economic risks may mount in post-election Suriname

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SURINAME

The post-election outlook for Suriname.