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South African health plan will prompt more controversy

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SOUTH AFRICA

National Health Insurance (NHI).

Chile inequality debate will drive tax reform demands

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CHILE

Although both the bill’s legislative future and the amount it would raise are uncertain, it reflects ever more explicit class polarisation and anger over inequalities.

Continued unrest will hit Nicaragua’s financial system

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NICARAGUA

The political crisis that began in Nicaragua last year has sent the economy into a deep recession. A collapse in consumer and business confidence has significantly reduced demand…

Terms of Greece's third bailout will depress economy

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GREECE

In the absence of external funding, capital controls will remain. Banks will allow depositors to withdraw up to 420 euros (456 dollars)/week at one go rather than in daily…

Bolivia’s lenders face bad loans and thin profits

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BOLIVIA

Financial system challenges.

Brazil's Bolsonaro raises tension amid COVID-19 threat

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BRAZIL

The demonstrations took place despite the cancellation of public events amid repeated warnings that the number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil is set to increase exponentially in the…

Landslide win gives Putin six more years

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RUSSIA

Putin won 87% of the vote on 74% turnout, surpassing the 68% seen in 2018. Communist candidate Nikolai Kharitonov came second with just under 4%. Scattered opposition protests and…

Irish budget might not deliver government majority

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IRELAND

The budget is a 'post-austerity' one. The Fine Gael (FG)-Labour government aims to use it to sustain the recovery but also encourage a stronger 'feel-good factor', to boost its…

Prospects for Brazil in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Brazil in 2019.

COVID will worsen democratic deficit in South America

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LATIN AMERICA

Across the region, declining trust in political elites has led to polarisation and the fragmentation of political systems, as traditional parties lose favour. Nevertheless…