24-Jan-19 Sweden: New government finally formed; expansionary 2019 budget approved On 18 January, Stefan Löfven, leader of the Social Democrats, was voted back in as prime minister, ending over four...
15-Jan-19 Mexico: Budget calms markets, promises primary surplus Mexico’s new government earned plaudits on the announcement of its 2019 budget on 15 December, its first since Andrés Manuel...
7-Jan-19 Israel: Snap election called for April as pressure on Netanyahu mounts On 24 December, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a snap election, scheduled to be held on 9 April, amid accumulating...
21-Dec-18 Costa Rica: Landmark fiscal reform bill signed into law on 3 December A long-awaited fiscal reform bill was passed by the Legislative Assembly after a second reading on 3 December, becoming law...
19-Dec-18 Belgium: Prime minister resigns amid migration-pact row Prime Minister Charles Michel resigned following a no-confidence vote on 19 December, ending a short-lived minority government torn apart by...
19-Dec-18 France: Macron offers up pricey ‘yellow vest’ concessions In mid-December, President Emmanuel Macron responded to the growing social unrest of the ‘yellow vest’ protests by promising a handful...
17-Dec-18 United Kingdom: Prime Minister Theresa May delays parliamentary vote on Brexit deal, survives leadership challenge In early December, Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a House of Commons vote on the withdrawal agreement, which had initially...
14-Dec-18 Germany: A Merkel ally takes over the reins of the CDU On 7 December, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer beat Friedrich Merz and Jens Spahn in a close race to become the governing CDU’s...
5-Dec-18 United States: Trump-Xi meeting yields fragile 90-day trade truce The widely anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Buenos...
3-Dec-18 Costa Rica: Landmark reform bill signed into law on 3 December but skepticism lingers about fiscal sustainability A long-awaited fiscal reform bill was passed by the Legislative Assembly after a second reading on 3 December, becoming law...