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Argentina debt offer will get mixed reception

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ARGENTINA

The proposal, which has broad cross-party support in Argentina, includes significant incentives to persuade creditors to accept it, such as a shorter grace period and a new…

More tax on asset gains is likelier than a wealth tax

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INTERNATIONAL

Developed economies have implemented fiscal support measures worth over 16% of their GDP to combat the pandemic's impacts. To pay off the resulting debt and to ensure sufficient…

Babis’s defeat will shift Czech politics rightwards

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The country is on the threshold of great political change, voters having delivered a resounding ‘no’ to the ruling Ano ('Yes') movement and voted the Social Democrats and…

PiS cannot count on winning Polish elections outright

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POLAND

The October 13 parliamentary election will be one of the most important and consequential since 1989. If PiS wins, it will entrench and continue pushing ahead with its radical…

Greek vote may give conservatives only small majority

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GREECE

The conservative opposition New Democracy party (ND) leads the incumbent leftist Syriza party by a wide margin of about 7-13 percentage points in public opinion polls. That would…

Czech election result will depend on undecided voters

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CZECH REPUBLIC

A series of scandals surrounding Prime Minister Andrej Babis, including the newly released Pandora Papers, threaten to undermine ANO’s popularity. A challenge may come from the…

China's tax cuts seek growth boost and poverty relief

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CHINA

Income tax reform in China.

New Peru mining investment hopes may bring conflicts

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PERU

Opposition to mining, sometimes violent, has proved a deterrent to investment. As mineral prices, especially for copper, have increased substantially, the mining ministry hopes to…

Government policies may further slow Polish growth

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POLAND

Poland has been locked in political turmoil since December 16, when opposition deputies occupied the Sejm against government proposals to curb journalists’ access to live debates…

New Slovak government will rely heavily on compromise

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SLOVAKIA

Smer-SD has agreed to form a coalition with three other parties -- the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet -- which passed the 5% threshold to enter parliament at…