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Governance in Brazil will become more challenging

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BRAZIL

When credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded Brazil's foreign currency debt to 'junk' status on September 9, it cited "political challenges" "weighing on the…

ASEAN AI Guide is a modest but notable step

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ASEAN

ASEAN's first attempt to formulate a stand-alone framework on artificial intelligence (AI), the guide is non-binding and covers AI systems broadly rather than focusing on…

Uneven e-government will hinder South-east Asia trade

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ASEAN

E-government systems in ASEAN member states.

The opportunity for euro-area reform is closing

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EU

Euro-area governance.

Greek crisis will test IMF governance

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INT/GREECE

However, negotiations will go ahead, notwithstanding Fund staff's recent misgivings on Greece's debt sustainability. Broader issues are whether the IMF's role as lender of last…

Canadian infrastructure will be hit by city limits

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CANADA

City governance in Canada.

Ecuador opts for four more years of leftist governance

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ECUADOR

With official results giving him 51.16% of the vote, the election was the tightest Ecuador has witnessed for decades. Moreno’s challenger, Guillermo Lasso -- a former banker and…

Governance and price woes mar Africa's diamond outlook

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AFRICA

Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa's diamond sector.

Zimbabwe's economic rebound faces multiple hurdles

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ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe economic update.

Italy’s woes expose euro-area governance failures

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EURO-AREA

The political uncertainty in Rome is hampering efforts to restore confidence in MPS and poses a challenge to the implementation of the EU’s controversial ‘bail-in’ rules.