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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…

Zimbabwean government clampdown could escalate

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ZIMBABWE

This was the second major protest banned by the authorities in recent days, amid deepening public dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the economy. As fears grow…

Slovakia’s response to energy crunch will need EU help

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SLOVAKIA

Slovakia’s Soviet inheritance has exposed it to the massive economic fallout from the Kremlin’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, its efforts to squeeze natural gas supplies…

Social crisis will increase Argentine fiscal pressure

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ARGENTINA

The sharp increase in poverty and measures to alleviate it will be among the most pressing issues facing the new government that takes office on December 10. However, it is only…

Ivorian coalition could split over succession plan

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IVORY COAST

Ruling coalition divisions.

Catalonia is the main risk for Spain’s new government

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SPAIN

Sanchez will now have to do something which he desperately sought to avoid: rely on Catalan support to survive in government.

Hungary’s angry protests portend increased instability

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HUNGARY

Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has extended the legal ceiling on overtime to 400 hours per year. The bill sparked heavy opposition in parliament and on the streets, uniting all…

Venezuelan political processes sideline civil society

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VENEZUELA

A decade after his death, a recent Datanalisis poll gives Chavez the highest approval rating of any political leader, at 56%, compared with 22% for his successor Nicolas Maduro…

Economic recovery may prove vulnerable in Uruguay

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URUGUAY

President Tabare Vazquez’s government will face a congressional debate over the 2018-20 budget marked by the high fiscal deficit. Although ratings agencies are showing confidence…

South Africa debt crisis threatens municipal solvency

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SOUTH AFRICA

Until recently, worsening indicators were confined to small-town and rural areas, but now, as the report highlights, the problem has spread to major metropolitan local government…