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Cuba will struggle to keep inflation at bay

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CUBA

So far, state-sector price controls and price caps on food and private markets have prevented runaway inflation. However, producers are withholding goods or selling on the black…

Hong Kong situation is mixed blessing for ASEAN region

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ASEAN

Since it effectively criminalises dissent against China’s ruling Communist Party, there are growing concerns about how it might impact the city’s business environment. The loss of…

Czech government will be wary of more virus missteps

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Unlike the first wave, the government’s reaction to the second wave of COVID-19 was late and tainted by political calculations. Mixed signals from the political establishment and…

Milei risks rapid loss of Argentina political capital

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ARGENTINA

President Javier Milei, who denounced the bill’s opponents as ‘traitors’, has said he will not bring it back to debate, at least for now. With his December emergency decree also…

Religious tensions will rise in India’s Uttar Pradesh

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INDIA

The nationally ruling, Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to retain its majority in the legislative assembly. Meanwhile, petitions have been filed with courts in…

Peronist power-plays favour debt deal in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

President Mauricio Macri's Cambiemos coalition has only 15 Senate seats, and his resounding success depended on the support of the opposition Peronists -- notably the Frente para…

Prospects for Latin America in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for Latin America in the third quarter.

EU wants a post-Brexit level playing field

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UK/EU

Level playing field after Brexit.

Venezuela institutional conflicts foreshadow dead end

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VENEZUELA

Disputes over constitutionality are tense, and similarly between the executive and legislature, with Maduro preparing to cut funding to the opposition-dominated National Assembly…

Prospects for East Asia in the third quarter of 2015

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for East Asia in the third quarter of 2015.