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Party will reassert control over business in China

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CHINA

Communist Party control over private businesses.

Nigerian companies law faces capacity constraints

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NIGERIA

The amendment officially seeks to improve the ease of doing business by establishing a more efficient means of regulating businesses and minimising the compliance burden for small…

Nicaragua’s opposition faces major election challenges

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NICARAGUA

The Organization of American States (OAS) adopted a resolution in October last year, calling for such negotiations to be held by May, ahead of polls scheduled for November.

Jokowi’s cabinet reshuffle may prove largely cosmetic

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INDONESIA

He replaced six out of 34 cabinet ministers, including the ones responsible for health and religious affairs. The reshuffle is likely designed to boost confidence in the…

Prospects for China in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for China in 2016.

Ethiopian premier faces challenges beyond his party

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia's political outlook.

Ethiopia’s shock therapy reform drive risks backlash

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ETHIOPIA

A series of far-reaching policy pronouncements by Abiy’s new government suggest a dramatic transformation is underway in Ethiopia. While implementation will be contentious and…

Honduras frustrations over lack of reforms will mount

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HONDURAS

Slow progress in enacting reforms is fostering frustration among those who had hoped that Castro would prompt substantial change when she came to power two years ago. Her tax…

South Africa’s government faces major tax dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

Wealth, inheritance and ‘solidarity’ taxes are being considered -- with the latter recently flagged as one solution to pay for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and pandemic-related…

Partiality may hobble West as Macedonian crisis broker

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MACEDONIA

Macedonia's political impasse.