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Interest in alternative investment classes is growing

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INTERNATIONAL

The increasing popularity of alternative investment asset classes in the global search for yield.

Basic income will prove difficult to adopt globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Implementation of an universal basic income.

Rousseff's Brazil reforms risk running onto the rocks

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BRAZIL

President Dilma Rousseff is seeking economic reforms and fiscal adjustment to increase Brazil's international competitiveness, focussing on improving infrastructure, human capital…

Puerto Rico debt reduction plan moves toward approval

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PUERTO RICO

The Board has now argued the case for federal endorsement of this latest version of the plan before the judge overseeing the process. The process has taken four years to reach…

Survival of Italy’s government rests on Draghi choice

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ITALY

Plans to invest in key areas such as innovation, digitisation and climate change are already under way, as are plans to reform the pension system.

New York City faces a range of fiscal challenges

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UNITED STATES

Adams wants to tell potential migrants in the region that New York is “at capacity”. Last week’s heavy flooding underscored the frailties of the city’s 19th-century…

Venezuela reform plans risk new political challenges

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VENEZUELA

This is in line with a strategy of slow-paced economic liberalisation in place since 2017. The announcement sparked an uptick in local and international investor interest in…

Jansa will consolidate Slovenia’s rightward shift

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SLOVENIA

Slovenia has a new four-party conservative coalition government, comprising the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), the Modern Centre Party (SMC), the New Slovenia-Christian…

Italian vote only delays return to instability

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ITALY

Draghi remaining in office is positive for short-term stability. Yet the election exposed the polarisation and weakness of Italy’s political system, which does not auger well for…

Turkish parties compete on spending pledges for 2023

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TURKEY

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) are both offering largesse to various social groups…