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Poland's checks and balances still work -- just

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POLAND

POLAND: Checks and balances still work -- just

Central Europe external risks still outweigh internal

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Investors are brushing off mounting political risks in Poland despite an erosion of democratic checks and balances under the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government. In…

US Fed communication will be key to economic prospects

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UNITED STATES

While Chair Jerome Powell cautions that full employment remains some way off, the Fed is considering how and when to wind down its asset purchases. It could give more guidance at…

Prospects for Turkey in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for Turkey in 2017.

Turkey's new central bank governor may loosen policy

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TURKEY

Cetinkaya is an apparent compromise between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The MPC cut the overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 10%…

Another rating upgrade is likely for Hungary soon

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HUNGARY

Hungary thereby regains investment-grade status, albeit at the lowest level, from being downgraded to 'junk' because of doubts about the government's policies and the high public…

Post-Karimov Uzbekistan lacks forces for change

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UZBEKISTAN

Karimov's death leaves a void since governance stemmed from him and his ability to coerce and manage Uzbekistan's regional groupings and key political and business players. The…

Supervision change could politicise banking in Georgia

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GEORGIA

Tensions between the governing Georgian Dream (GD) coalition, President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Kadagidze have risen rapidly in recent months, sparked by the government's…

New party will impact outcome of Dutch election

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NETHERLANDS

Omtzigt is one of the Netherlands' most popular conservative politicians and polls suggest that his party could win the election. His main objectives are to reform the state…

Hungary must make real changes to unlock EU funds

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HUNGARY/EU

The first triggering of the EU’s rule-of-law mechanism and the possibility of losing billions of euros as Hungary teeters on the brink of recession have put the government under…