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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…

Liberia's Weah will struggle to stifle dissent

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LIBERIA

The president’s utterances mark a shift from his previous calls for a roundtable dialogue with opposition protest leaders, who on June 7 organised the largest mass protest since…

Expansion of renewables in Germany is set to slow down

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GERMANY

Germany's renewable energy reform.

Repeated vote may give Greek premier four more years

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GREECE

With parliament serving out its full term, a protracted electoral campaign lies ahead. However, Mitsotakis also said the election was a “springboard to final victory”: he expects…

US climate rules will overcome Congress's opposition

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UNITED STATES

President Barack Obama has directed several departments and agencies, most notably the EPA, to issue directives and regulations that would impose progressively lower ceilings on…

Pre-election spending may prop up Polish economy

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POLAND

The statistical office’s provisional estimate surpassed expectations and confirmed that Poland’s diversified economy, backed by government measures, had weathered the supply…

Nigerian energy reforms may track wider openings

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NIGERIA

Yet worsening macroeconomic conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including a fall in oil prices and declining foreign currency reserves, have forced President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Nuclear energy faces an uncertain future in Belgium

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BELGIUM

The government is committed to closing all nuclear plants by 2025, but is struggling to secure sufficient alternative capacity ahead of a key report due in March. Concerns over…

Prospects for Europe in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for Europe in the third quarter.

Stability of Sweden’s new government is fragile

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SWEDEN

Kristersson’s government will be a minority one involving his Moderates, the centre-right Christian Democrats and the centrist Liberal Party. The government will rely on the…