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Canada economic recovery from COVID-19 will take time

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CANADA

The pandemic has plunged Canada into recession. Employment rolls shrank from 19.2 million (mn) in February to 16.2mn in April. Although they rose to 16.5mn in May, concerns about…

Policy compromises will aid Democratic Party unity

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UNITED STATES

Clinton's nomination marks the end of the 2016 Democratic campaign. Her primary challenger, Senator Bernie Sanders, withheld his endorsement for some time, but has vocally…

Fewer foreign students and fees will reduce US GDP

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INTERNATIONAL

The value of higher education as a services export, the economic benefits international students generate in every state and the US tech sector's need to source scarce world-class…

Prospects for Australia in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

The technical recession likely ended in the third quarter, helped by government spending and economic reopening, but GDP remains below pre-pandemic levels and the doubts over…

Prospects for Canada to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

Prospects for Canada to end-2021.

Austerity will bring political challenges in Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA

The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…

China ties will strain Hungary’s EU and US relations

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HUNGARY

The government’s plan signals not only a new era in Hungarian-Chinese relations but also China’s more intensive presence within the EU. Heated debates within Hungary and the EU…

Ontario-Ottawa frictions will likely grow in Canada

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CANADA

There are some concerns about how well-developed PC policy and fiscal plans are. The left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) is now Ontario’s official opposition and has four years…

Hungary’s opposition can use Fudan plan against Orban

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HUNGARY

HUNGARY: Opposition can use Fudan plan against Orban