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Latvia’s unwieldy new government will be reform-averse

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LATVIA

Latvia’s second female prime minister leads an ideologically diverse coalition led by her centrist New Unity (JV) party, and including the left-wing Progressives (PRO) and the…

Rightist religious political opposition grows in Peru

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PERU

Religious conservatism.

Central America security improvements will not last

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Quarantine measures imposed across Central America’s Northern Triangle (Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador) come amid falling trends in violent crime, and speculation that…

Pandemic takes tough toll on informal women workers

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INT

Policy measures taken in response to the economic crisis created by the pandemic have largely been gender-blind, exacerbating the long-standing economic precarity and gender…

Afghan aid flows will resume, bypassing the Taliban

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AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban government has allowed UN agencies to start paying salaries directly to teachers and healthcare workers. It initially stalled on this, but has now conceded for fear of…

Turkish unemployment will stagnate without fast growth

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TURKEY

In conjunction with other ad-hoc government measures, employment subsidies could assist economic activity in 2017 (global conditions and political developments permitting), at the…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa will need greater branch push

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SOUTH AFRICA

A profile of Cyril Ramaphosa.

Alliances will make or break new Costa Rica president

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COSTA RICA

His win followed a tight campaign against evangelical Christian Fabricio Alvarado Munoz (no relation), who had leapt ahead in the polls after a controversial ruling on gay…

Fidesz’s hold on power in Hungary will be unchallenged

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HUNGARY

Fidesz’s electoral support.

Turkey plans for competitive industries, lower imports

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TURKEY

Development plans define what constitutes mainstream social and economic policy in Ankara. This plan lays out the intentions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and…