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Costa Rica's medical device sector will grow further

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COSTA RICA

Precision and medical equipment has been the country’s largest export sector since 2017. It maintained that position in 2023, achieving 28% growth year-on-year and contributing…

Survival of Italy’s government rests on Draghi choice

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ITALY

Plans to invest in key areas such as innovation, digitisation and climate change are already under way, as are plans to reform the pension system.

Italy’s next government rests on Draghi’s fortunes

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ITALY

This has put Salvini under pressure, though it has not weakened his support for Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s government of national unity. Support for Draghi suggests the League…

Sturgeon will ensure Scottish independence vote

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UNITED KINGDOM

The move follows the annual conference of her ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) in Glasgow this month -- its last before Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom leave the…

Europe faces port questions beyond Calais

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EUROPE

There has been significant disruption at the port and Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais in France, both from migrants seeking to penetrate security in order to reach the United…

New Zealand coalition’s fortunes rest on 2019 moves

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NEW ZEALAND

The coalition reaches this anniversary amid strong fiscal and economic prospects for New Zealand and with firm public support.

Brazil's Bolsonaro boost will rest on fiscal largesse

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro’s popularity gains come despite the impact of COVID-19 and an economy hit hard by the pandemic, a serious wildfire crisis and multiple scandals involving his family and…

Polls and by-elections will shape UK policy agenda

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UNITED KINGDOM

The election -- and how to salvage Conservative Party seats and maintain his own reputation -- will dominate policy considerations inside Sunak’s government for the rest of…

France’s Macron seeks to refocus domestic agenda

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FRANCE

Macron lacks a parliamentary majority and the political atmosphere is acrimonious following the passage of controversial pension reforms. Rebooting the government might create the…

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…