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Inflation and inequality to pressure Cuban government

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CUBA

Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…

South African corporate governance faces key reckoning

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African corporate governance.

Prospects for Western Europe in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Western Europe in 2019.

Stability indexes can be deceptive tools

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INTERNATIONAL

Review of peace and conflict maps.

Algerian turmoil threatens the local motor industry

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ALGERIA

Auto manufacturing and corruption.

Colombia healthcare reform unlikely to become reality

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COLOMBIA

The plan, which envisages a larger role for the state in a single-payer system, is controversial both among politicians and with the public. Congress is unlikely to act swiftly on…

Senegal's Sall will look to choose successor

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SENEGAL

This has brought to an end months of speculation and deliberately cultivated ambiguity over his intention to seek a third term. His decision follows violent protests in support of…

Maghreb leaders face a growing challenge from unions

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NORTH AFRICA

Since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ouster in April, the military-dominated interim authorities have sought to shore up their own position, including by managing the…

Hong Kong protests enter new phase post-election

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HONG KONG

This follows local elections last month in which a landslide victory for opposition candidates expressed, more than anything, a public vote of no confidence in Lam.

Palestinian Authority faces existential threats

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PALESTINIANS

In December, PA President Mahmoud Abbas had dissolved the Legislative Council and called for elections. This comes at a time when the PA is perhaps at its weakest position in its…