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US shutdown effects will deepen

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UNITED STATES

For Trump, building “the wall” is an election pledge, but Democrats say it would be an “immorality” and ineffective. This disagreement triggered a partial government shutdown of…

US COVID-19 census delays will mean party battles

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UNITED STATES

The US census is conducted every ten years. The survey contributes to public allocation of resources and determines how many US House of Representatives seats each state has…

Nigeria court decision will alter fiscal federalism

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NIGERIA

The case is set to appear before the Supreme Court. If the earlier high court decision is upheld, it would have substantial political and economic implications for the country…

US Court term will affect debt and ships

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UNITED STATES

Among the cases the Court will consider in its first two months is one questioning the validity of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board and another affecting waterborne…

Iraq may move toward a federal-Kurdish grand bargain

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IRAQ

The latest federal budget, which had also been blocked because of disputes between Baghdad and Erbil, was simultaneously finalised and passed to parliament. The long…

COVID report renews pressures on Brazil's Bolsonaro

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BRAZIL

The CPI recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with nine crimes following an investigation of nearly six months. The report, issued by the CPI’s lead investigator…

Australian government to find 2018 politically tricky

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AUSTRALIA

The political and economic outlook.

Iraqi Kurdish election divisions will erode autonomy

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IRAQ

Tensions have risen over the past year between the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), due to disagreements over the electoral law…

Mexico's anti-corruption measures remain ineffective

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MEXICO

Although he had been at liberty in exchange for providing information on other public figures involved in the Odebrecht bribery scandal, prosecutors requested his incarceration…

Extensive ECB response will reduce depth of recession

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INTERNATIONAL

Far from being nonplussed by Germany’s Constitutional Court ruling of May 5 that the ECB’s Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) may be illegal, it doubled the programme on June…