Port deal with China may not ease Sri Lanka’s debt

Sri Lanka on July 29 signed an agreement for a Chinese firm to acquire a stake in the Hambantota port

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Norway’s new coalition could prove fragile

Any new government will be more fragile than the last, as two smaller parties are frustrated with their larger partner

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While Mexico is making some progress on social mobility, it is still one of the world's least equal countries

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Long-term mismanagement has left many of the state-owned pension funds dependent on direct fiscal transfers

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Reforms are underway worldwide to boost labour market flexibility, albeit against resistance from incumbent job holders

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Despite substantial public and private spending, the health sector is unequal and inadequate

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While a second Central American trans-oceanic canal looks unlikely, infrastructure projects are set to boom in Nicaragua

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The oil capital of the United Arab Emirates is suffering a delayed reaction across sectors from the fall in oil prices

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Modest second-quarter growth was led by household consumption

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Macron is pressing ahead with labour market reforms but should perhaps equivocate on his plans for fiscal tightening

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