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Duda win will raise stakes for Poland's autumn poll

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POLAND

In one of the most dramatic upsets in a major Central European election in recent years, Komorowski, who was backed by the ruling Civic Platform (PO) party which has ruled Poland…

Rise in capital inflows may not endure in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Rising interest rates and commodity prices, and cheap stock market assets have been key factors in attracting capital. As a result, the real appreciated from around BRL5.7:USD1 in…

Greek coalition will start to fray in late 2018

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GREECE

The coalition government of left-wing Syriza and right-wing nationalist Independent Greeks (Anel) significantly lags behind the conservative opposition New Democracy (ND) party in…

Italy’s new government could be short-lived

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ITALY

Their plans leave international investors and Italy’s EU partners alarmed at the risk to European integration.

Prospects for the global economy to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Global economy prospects.

Italy is likely to go back to the polls in September

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ITALY

Coalition negotiations have been transformed from a policy battle between parties into a constitutional clash between the parties and the president.

Venezuela default doubts will mount amid downgrades

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VENEZUELA

Maduro’s announcement followed amortisation payments of 842 million dollars on state oil company PDVSA’s 2020 bonds on October 27 and a further 1.2 billion-dollar tranche…

Syriza must wrest some new deal from Greece's lenders

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GREECE

Syriza's first days in office.

Swiss franc and Greek risk may hit Polish zloty

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EUROPE

While the Swiss franc has since retracted most of its unprecedented gains, Central European (CE) currencies -- peculiarly exposed to fallout from the SNB's decision by the high…

Italy’s woes expose euro-area governance failures

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EURO-AREA

The political uncertainty in Rome is hampering efforts to restore confidence in MPS and poses a challenge to the implementation of the EU’s controversial ‘bail-in’ rules.