19-Jan-18 South Africa: Doubts on economic course persist despite Cyril Ramaphosa’s victory as ANC president Financial markets rallied after Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC) at the party...
16-Jan-18 Peru: President Kuczynski reshuffles cabinet after surviving impeachment vote Peruvian center-right President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski reshuffled his cabinet on 9 January, replacing 8 of his 19 Cabinet members to...
10-Jan-18 Ukraine: Reform standstill threatens new IMF funds A lack of progress on economic reforms and measures to combat corruption is throwing Ukraine’s IMF USD 17.5 billion bailout...
10-Jan-18 Chile: Piñera sweeps to victory in second-round runoff Victory for center-right candidate and former president Sebastian Piñera in the second-round runoff of the presidential elections, held on 17...
8-Jan-18 Poland: European Commission invokes Article 7 on concerns over rule of law On 20 December, the European Commission invoked Article 7 of the EU Treaty against Poland over controversial changes to Poland’s...