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Slimmed-down reform will still pose risks in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA: Slimmed-down reform will still pose risks

Mexico’s Pemex will retrench in a bid to survive

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MEXICO

While such losses are enormous, they are far less than then 41.4-billion-dollar loss seen the previous year. Pemex has recorded 17 consecutive quarters of financial losses, with…

Challenges for Portuguese government may not abate

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PORTUGAL

Portuguese leftist government and 2016 budget.

Russian budget plan points to shift in priorities

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RUSSIA

Plans for the next three years point to a rebalancing in the structure of expenditure, with greater emphasis on spending on health, education and support for the economy. Federal…

Russia's budget reflects caution on future spending

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RUSSIA

A three-year budget cycle is intended to create predictability after a year in which the initial budget had to be revised as the oil price outlook grew gloomier. Spending cuts are…

Greek coalition will play politics at debt talks

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GREECE

The government, with half an eye on a snap election, is determined not to accede to prolonged austerity without the trade-off of significant debt relief. Timing is all. The…

Greek coalition will start to fray in late 2018

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GREECE

The coalition government of left-wing Syriza and right-wing nationalist Independent Greeks (Anel) significantly lags behind the conservative opposition New Democracy (ND) party in…

Russian budget constraints will force hard choices

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RUSSIA

Policy differences reflected in Russian budget debate

Colombia deadline failure to hit Santos's credibility

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COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA: Deadline failure to hit Santos's credibility

New Greek government right or left will undo austerity

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GREECE

The Syriza government, trailing by a margin of around 10 percentage points (pp), has abandoned its commitment to creditors to reduce pensions and taxes in exchange for debt relief…