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EU fiscal policy effectiveness can be better shown

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EU

Measures of AIC per capita at purchasing power parities (PPS) show goods and services consumed by households and individuals, an indication of their material welfare. Some of the…

Earthquake may add to fiscal woes in Ecuador

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ECUADOR

Thousands protested in early April against government plans to increase tax, the latest sign of rising tensions following the collapse of oil prices, the widening of the budget…

New Dutch government will prioritise higher spending

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NETHERLANDS

His new government, which took a record 271 days to form, is a reiteration of the previous four-party coalition involving Rutte's centre-right People's Party for Freedom and…

Romanian government’s health spending will fall short

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ROMANIA

The November 14 fire happened at a very old provincial hospital in Piatra Neamt in north-eastern Romania, but the January 29 tragedy was at one of Romania’s most modern and…

Ramaphosa’s union struggles could determine rebound

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SOUTH AFRICA

This followed two days after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which offered an honest assessment of the steep deterioration in the…

Copper price will constrain Chile's 2016 budget

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CHILE

Chile's draft 2016 budget.

War in Ukraine will deepen poverty in Central Europe

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EASTERN EUROPE

Central-East European (CEE) economies grow faster than most in good times but are more vulnerable in bad times, lacking the political and financial capital and competences to…

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…

Israel’s government will struggle for fiscal austerity

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ISRAEL

Although the economy has rebounded, the exit from crisis mode will be complicated, not least because of a sudden increase in new COVID-19 cases in the second half of June.

Oil boom will bring emerging risks in Guyana

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GUYANA

During previous commodity booms, involving sugar, the Guyanese economy saw GDP growth accelerated for 1-2 years before slowing as sugar prices reverted to their long-term trend…