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Costa Rica port build inspires infrastructure drive

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COSTA RICA

Costa Rican infrastructure.

Russian consumers will economise in downturn

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RUSSIA

Russian consumer trends.

Lifting COVID-19 measures may hit resilient eastern EU

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EU

Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…

Greece’s virus recovery forecasts are over-optimistic

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GREECE

The authorities are gradually lifting pandemic-induced restrictions. The need to protect public health has given way to preserving the productive capacity so painfully built up…

Construction will depend on Greek consumer confidence

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GREECE

Construction sector.

Mexico projects will not drive post-pandemic recovery

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MEXICO

The package of 39 projects, worth MXN297bn (USD14.5bn), aims to boost post-pandemic economic growth through privately funded investments or strategic alliances between private…

External factors will slow Greek GDP growth next year

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GREECE

The economy is on track to grow by 5.3% year-on-year in 2022, outperforming market expectations for the second year in a row. In a sign of its recovery, Greece left the EU's…

Puerto Rico debt deal could hasten economic recovery

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PUERTO RICO

This provides a 25-year debt servicing schedule, but leaves suppliers with unpaid public service contracts as the main losers. Puerto Rico’s finances will be under renewed…

Egypt’s recession may prove deeper than it appears

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EGYPT

However, labour market figures for this period indicate the effect of the pandemic on the public has been considerably more severe than the GDP data suggest.

Costa Rica protests to hinder Alvarado’s reforms

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COSTA RICA

The demonstrations form part of a broader backlash against the government’s newly introduced value-added tax (VAT) and indicate the depth of popular feeling building against…