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EU energy price system faces growing challenges

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EU

Emergency measures to address high energy prices are likely, but more fundamental changes to electricity market design will take time to agree. The likelihood of continued…

Policy mix will fail to tackle Balkan air pollution

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BALKANS

Monitoring detected an improvement in air quality, allowing the emergency measure against smog to be withdrawn. However, atmospheric pollution is a chronic problem in the Western…

China and 'Grexit' risks weigh on EMs globally

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INTERNATIONAL

This month, 3 trillion dollars had been wiped off the value of all listed companies since a seven-year high on June 12, undermining confidence in the government's ability to steer…

The Spanish government faces difficult months ahead

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SPAIN

Spain has been harder hit by rising prices than other EU states. The governing Socialist Party (PSOE) and Unidas Podemos (UP) have clashed over the appropriate response, with the…

Balance will be elusive in fragile Argentine economy

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ARGENTINA

The move, which has angered the farming sector, is one of several announcements aimed at boosting revenues in order to avoid austerity, and at generating enthusiasm among the…

South Africa faces structural reforms commitment tests

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SOUTH AFRICA

That is well above the less than 1% average growth rate over the past eight years but little more than half the IMF’s forecast for global recovery, reflecting South Africa’s…

Chile drought may prompt water management rethink

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CHILE

The impact of the current drought on water management proposals.

Oil prices will increase Ecuador's fiscal pressures

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ECUADOR

The collapse of world oil prices has brought fiscal policy sharply into focus in Ecuador. At a time when the budget deficit is widening and the opposition is strengthening, the…

South Africa’s Eskom frailties will be put to the test

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SOUTH AFRICA

Eskom's overhaul.

Inadequate policies will deepen Mexico COVID-19 blow

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MEXICO

A lack of testing may have led to an underestimation of infections, but with a population of 130 million, Mexico appears relatively unscathed by the pandemic so far. The virus…