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EU energy market reform would carry important risks

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EU

Southern European countries want to impose price ceilings and decouple the electricity market from gas prices. They face strong resistance from northern member states, who instead…

Catalan elections will be vital for Spain’s stability

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SPAIN

The outcome will be significant for the direction of the pro-independence movement as well as the stability of Sanchez’s minority government in Madrid, which ERC has supported.

EU-US TTIP talks are unlikely to progress

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EU/US

The prospects for finalising TTIP.

Catalan crisis raises pressure on regional government

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SPAIN

Unrest in Catalonia.

Politics may compound Sudan’s economic crisis

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SUDAN

This follows a major devaluation of the Sudanese pound in early October, which the government hopes can stabilise runaway inflation and lure foreign currency back into circulation…

South African polls could delay substantive reforms

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SOUTH AFRICA

Data released by Statistics South Africa last week also showed economic growth declining by 2.2% quarter-on-quarter, a reminder of the economy’s continued fragility. New President…

Sturgeon will ensure Scottish independence vote

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UNITED KINGDOM

The move follows the annual conference of her ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) in Glasgow this month -- its last before Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom leave the…

Prospects for Argentina to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

The first-quarter fall, following full-year contractions of 2.5% and 2.2% in 2018 and 2019, includes only the first ten days of the COVID-19-related lockdown, which continues. The…

Cuba’s election outcome is open to interpretation

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CUBA

With three in four Cubans still casting a ballot, however, opposition calls for a boycott had limited effect. In Cuba’s one-party system, abstention is widely considered the only…

US race protests will not lead to wide reforms

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UNITED STATES

Trump is facing ‘Black Lives Matter’ (BLM) protests in many urban centres. These have spurred riots, with businesses and police being attacked over racism concerns.