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US corporate tax reform would risk highway fund

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UNITED STATES

On July 15, the House of Representatives passed a short-term funding measure, against the wishes of many in the Senate. US infrastructure is facing a fiscal crunch. Taxes on…

Political strife in Bosnia may dry up foreign funding

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BOSNIA

The consequences of Bosnia’s political infighting.

New leadership will not unify US House Republicans

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UNITED STATES

Boehner's successor will head a fractious caucus divided between 'establishment' Republicans and the hardliner conservatives. Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown by…

South African electoral reform may prove a sideshow

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SOUTH AFRICA

The defiance of the party whip by party members implicitly goes against South Africa’s proportional representation (PR) list electoral system, where party bosses have substantial…

Backlash weakens US education reform push

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UNITED STATES

Political backlash against testing in US education policy.

Rise in Polish health spending could be more ambitious

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POLAND

This has resulted in the limited availability of a range of health services and in structural problems, including insufficient human resources and public hospital debts. However…

US budget poised to end with continuing resolutions

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UNITED STATES

The budgeting process is where the government determines its fiscal priorities for the following year. However, gridlock in Congress and the deep divisions between the parties has…

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

EU threatens Slovakia with rule-of-law sanctions

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EASTERN EUROPE

The EU has warned Slovakia that it could face fines or blocked EU funds over concerns that the government’s judicial reforms, particularly those protecting politicians from…

FDC scandal will reshape Uganda’s opposition landscape

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UGANDA

This followed allegations by several FDC leaders that party President Patrick Amuriat and Secretary-General Nandala Mafabi received funds from the ruling National Resistance…