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COVID-19 will result in limited EU health integration

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EU

COVID-19 is by far the EU's worst health crisis and it has spurred fresh proposals for integration. The European Commission has announced plans to strengthen the management of…

Pandemic impact boosts Latin American food insecurity

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LATIN AMERICA

While the pandemic undoubtedly played a significant role, the situation also resulted from structural factors and was worsened by LAC’s high levels of economic inequality.

Uzbek reforms are dynamic but rely on leader's drive

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UZBEKISTAN

Since coming to power in 2016, Uzbek President Shavqat Mirzioyev has launched wide-ranging structural and economic reforms. There has been progress on economic change, although…

Coca poses balancing act for Bolivia’s Arce

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BOLIVIA

Both the overturning of former President Evo Morales’s government in late 2019 and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 undermined the ability of the authorities to…

Dutch climate deal will boost government support

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NETHERLANDS

New Netherlands climate deal.

Pakistan’s economic woes will intensify

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PAKISTAN

In March, the government unveiled a PKR1.2tn package of fiscal stimulus to help mitigate the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. Pakistan is relying on support from the IMF…

Ghanaian cocoa prices point to LID implementation

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GHANA

The price bump comes amid a push by Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's two largest producers, for cocoa buyers to pay a Living Income Differential (LID) of USD400 per metric…

Drought will drive Southern Africa food insecurity

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SOUTHERN AFRICA

It warns that, outside South Africa, over 15% of people in Southern African states face "hunger", defined as not meeting their basic dietary requirements. The figure rises to over…

Extreme weather puts South-eastern Europe under strain

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BALKANS

Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events that strain states' emergency response and fiscal resources. The latest wave of disasters showed no country in…

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…