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Germany may raise spending to reduce imbalances

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GERMANY

Germany’s chronic trade surplus.

Germany’s trade surplus benefits the euro-area

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EURO-AREA

Germany’s trade surplus.

Australia's budget surplus is welcome but fleeting

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AUSTRALIA

Chalmers is already investing much of the surplus in cost-of-living relief for households struggling with high prices and rising interest rates, as well as funding for community…

Bolivian economic growth to slow but remain healthy

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BOLIVIA

Economic update.

Russian budget plans for both resilience and growth

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RUSSIA

The budget earmarks additional funding for a six-year 'national strategy' for growth and development, yet still envisages a surplus in each of the next three years and an…

Early Argentine economic successes are unsustainable

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ARGENTINA

The government has posted the first fiscal surplus in years, inflation has declined and foreign currency reserves have risen from USD21.0bn in mid-December to USD28.5bn. However…

Greek coalition will play politics at debt talks

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GREECE

The government, with half an eye on a snap election, is determined not to accede to prolonged austerity without the trade-off of significant debt relief. Timing is all. The…

US removal of import benefits will hit ASEAN trade

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ASEAN/US

Headwinds for US-ASEAN trade.

Australia budget reversal may accelerate downgrade

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AUSTRALIA

The Australian federal budget, delivered on May 9, attempts to revive the electoral prospects of the Liberal-National Coalition government. The timeline for a return to surplus is…

Mexican government to reinforce fiscal tightening

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MEXICO

A substantial fiscal tightening is being proposed, with the government seeking to reduce its fiscal deficit significantly and attain its first primary surplus since 2008.