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News Category: Politics
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Peru: President Vizcarra unexpectedly dissolves Congress; heightened political instability set to rock economy -
Dominican Republic: 2020 budget should shore up growth next year; fiscal concerns to linger On 26 September, the government announced the 2020 budget, which should support the economy next year thanks to notable increases... -
Poland: Policy continuity expected with ruling Law and Justice on track to win October’s election Having recently surged in the polls after convincingly winning last May’s European elections, the ruling right-wing nationalist Law and Justice... -
Israel: Political gridlock unlikely to knock economy off course General elections on 17 September were inconclusive, with neither the right-wing nor left-wing groupings (led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party... -
United Kingdom: MPs back bill to stop no-deal; route ahead remains uncertain On 4 September, MPs backed a bill aimed at stopping a no-deal Brexit, by forcing the prime minister to seek... -
Austria: Sebastian Kurz’s People Party expected to hold onto power in snap election; economic policy continuation expected Austrians will elect a new National Council on 29 September in snap elections. The vote was triggered by a no-confidence... -
Italy: New coalition avoids snap vote, but structural reforms and political stability likely to remain elusive A new government between former enemies the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the Democratic Party (PD) was rapidly formed at... -
Portugal: Costa’s Socialists set to win October’s election, pointing to policy continuity Portugal is set to hold parliamentary elections on 6 October, testing whether Prime Minister António Costa will be able to... -
Costa Rica: Government proposes tightening the belt in 2020 On 30 August, the fiscally-strained government of Costa Rica presented to Congress its 2020 budget proposal, which outlines cutting spending... -
United States: U.S.-China trade war heats up with new round of tit-for-tat tariffs Trade tensions escalated to unprecedent levels in recent weeks, with a fresh round of tit-for-tat tariffs from both the U.S...