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Panama will pursue transparency efforts in 2017

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PANAMA

Panama’s efforts to improve transparency.

Amazon rainforest faces existential climate risk

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LATIN AMERICA

The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…

South Korea will regain growth momentum

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SOUTH KOREA

Separately, the head of Samsung Electronics -- the cornerstone of the Samsung Group, which contributes around 20% of South Korea’s GDP -- has been cleared of wrongdoing in a…

Technology offers hope in tackling water scarcity

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INTERNATIONAL

Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…

Pandemic will worsen Latin America's gender inequality

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LATIN AMERICA

However, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the coronavirus pandemic may undo more than a decade’s progress on labour…

Prospects for Venezuela in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for Venezuela in 2018.

ECB's QE will buoy EM bond markets

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INTERNATIONAL

Opposite forces are shaping investor sentiment towards EM assets.

Spain’s Sanchez will pursue active foreign policies

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SPAIN

In his first four months, Sanchez aimed to adopt a more active and progressive foreign policy than his conservative predecessor Mariano Rajoy.

Latin American far-right parties will build wider ties

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LATIN AMERICA

The pandemic was also a mobilising factor for these groups, which consider COVID-19 policies part of a ‘globalist’ agenda. Several groups and parties have ties with far-right…

COVID-19 to end Cuban economic reform

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CUBA

Cuban COVID-19 response.