21-Jun-18 Italy: Following months of deadlock, Italy forms a new government but still faces many unknowns Three months after the elections and following two failed attempts to form a government, on 6 June the Italian parliament...
18-Jun-18 China: Full-blown trade war with the United States edges closer Trade tensions between China and the United States escalated further on 15 June after the two countries announced punitive trade...
30-May-18 Turkey: Erdogan remains favorite to win snap elections Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains the likely winner in the first round of presidential elections to be held on...
28-May-18 Italy: Further political uncertainty on the horizon On 28 May, President Sergio Mattarella met with Carlo Cottarelli, a former IMF director, and gave him the task of...
28-May-18 Slovenia: Slovenia to head to the polls for snap elections Slovenia will hold a parliamentary election on 3 June, in what is expected to be a tightly contested race. Snap...
25-May-18 Switzerland: Referendum on banking reform could throw the country into uncharted waters The Swiss electorate will vote on 10 June on a radical proposal, known as the sovereign money initiative (Vollgeld), to...
18-May-18 Australia: Budget set to deliver modest tax relief ahead of next year’s elections The ruling Liberal-National coalition presented its budget for fiscal year 2018/2019 on 8 May. The highlight of the budget, which...
15-May-18 Venezuela: President Nicolás Maduro set for reelection against a grim economic outlook On 20 May, President Nicolás Maduro is poised to secure a second six-year term in a presidential election that has...
14-May-18 Colombia: Colombia gears up for presidential election, with center-right candidate the favorite to win Colombia is set to hold the first round of its important presidential election on 27 May. In the likely event...
3-May-18 Turkey: President Erdogan calls snap elections for June, government announces additional fiscal stimulus measures On 18 April, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that snap presidential and parliamentary elections would be held on 24 June,...