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5G rollout may not reduce the digital divide in Chile

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CHILE

Given Brazil’s postponement of its planned 5G tender earlier this year, this was the first such tender in Latin America, although others are soon expected to follow. Partly…

Dinar ban will damage EU-led Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

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KOSOVO

A Central Bank regulation reaffirming the euro as sole legal tender has alarmed Kosovo’s Serbs who see it as a direct threat to their existence and is jeopardising already complex…

Haitian stability boosts aid and investment hopes

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HAITI

Aid and development in Haiti.

Milei Argentina plans raise more doubt than certainty

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ARGENTINA

LLA has capitalised on growing discontent with politics after over a decade of economic stagnation, high inflation and increasing poverty. Milei’s discourse against what he calls…

Turkish parties compete on spending pledges for 2023

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TURKEY

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) are both offering largesse to various social groups…

Kuwait’s economic reform plans will face challenges

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KUWAIT

Kuwait’s sixth government in two years took office in October pledging to accelerate the slow reform of an economy that is overwhelmingly dominated by the state’s spending of…

Bachelet legacy will depend on next Chilean government

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CHILE

Bachelet is beset by low approval ratings, in sharp contrast with her popularity at the end of her first term (2006-10). In response, she sought to claim a place in history by…

Second COVID-19 wave will test Madagascar’s Rajoelina

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MADAGASCAR

However, with a second wave underway and the mining and tourism sectors -- key foreign exchange earners -- upended, he recently changed tack, authorising an immunisation programme…

China’s European partners will reassess 17+1 forum

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EUROPE/CHINA

China was keen to send aid, but the experience has nevertheless led to reassessments of China’s engagement with the network’s members, the tangible results and the management of…

Balkan civic protests are not going away

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BALKANS

The new wave of agitation against government misbehaviour across the Balkans.