Xi Jinping Uses Jiang Zemin Centenary to Reaffirm Party-Led Economic Path
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Xi Jinping Uses Jiang Zemin Centenary to Reaffirm Party-Led Economic Path

China's leadership commemorated Jiang Zemin's birth centenary with a pointed restatement of Party control, high-quality ...

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Montenegro's Growth Model Has Hit Its Limits, Chamber Chief Warns
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Montenegro's Growth Model Has Hit Its Limits, Chamber Chief Warns

Nina Drakić says consumption, tourism and imports delivered two decades of growth but left productivity below 2006 level...

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German Unemployment Passes Three Million Again as July Data Swells
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German Unemployment Passes Three Million Again as July Data Swells

Germany's jobless count returned above three million in July, lifting the unemployment rate to 6.4 percent — though most...

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Colombia's Tax Break Cost Hits 8.9% of GDP as New Finance Chief Plans to Kill Reform
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Colombia's Tax Break Cost Hits 8.9% of GDP as New Finance Chief Plans to Kill Reform

Colombia's tax expenditures—exemptions, deductions and special rates—have ballooned to an OECD-warned 8.9% of GDP. The i...

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Almost Half of Brazil’s Poorest Children Never Escape Low-Income Bracket, Study Shows
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Almost Half of Brazil’s Poorest Children Never Escape Low-Income Bracket, Study Shows

A new Atlas of Social Mobility finds 48% of Brazilians born into the bottom 25% of households remain there as adults, wh...

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Peru’s Fujimori Proposes 15% Minimum Wage Hike to S/1,300 Despite Informality Risks
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Peru’s Fujimori Proposes 15% Minimum Wage Hike to S/1,300 Despite Informality Risks

President Keiko Fujimori’s plan to lift Peru’s minimum wage to S/1,300 faces scepticism from economists who warn it coul...

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Egypt's Development Challenge: Strengthening the Middle Class While Fighting Poverty
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Egypt's Development Challenge: Strengthening the Middle Class While Fighting Poverty

An op-ed from Egypt argues that sustainable growth hinges on protecting the middle class alongside anti-poverty programs...

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Keiko Fujimori Sworn In as Peru's First Female President with Pledges on Wage, Infrastructure and Security
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Keiko Fujimori Sworn In as Peru's First Female President with Pledges on Wage, Infrastructure and Security

Keiko Fujimori became Peru's first woman president on July 28, returning fujimorismo to power after 26 years. In her ina...

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Peru With Order: Keiko Fujimori’s Pro‑Market Plan Targets Mining, Energy and Infrastructure Overhaul
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Peru With Order: Keiko Fujimori’s Pro‑Market Plan Targets Mining, Energy and Infrastructure Overhaul

Newly inaugurated President Keiko Fujimori promises a regulatory shock, mining acceleration and energy privatization to ...

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UK-India Free Trade Deal to Slash Tariffs on 90% of Goods and Open Procurement Markets
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UK-India Free Trade Deal to Slash Tariffs on 90% of Goods and Open Procurement Markets

The landmark agreement promises to boost trade, investment, and tech collaboration by removing tariffs on most goods, op...

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Nigeria’s VP Shettima Leads Delegation to ECOWAS Summit Focused on Regional Integration, Trade, and Security
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Nigeria’s VP Shettima Leads Delegation to ECOWAS Summit Focused on Regional Integration, Trade, and Security

Vice President Kashim Shettima represents Nigeria at the 69th ECOWAS Summit in Freetown, where leaders will advance peac...

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