Mauritanian president looks to entrench rule

President wants to abolish the Senate to smooth the path for a third term in office

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Global mining M&A deals will be small and few

Mining companies' capital bases have deteriorated; they are likely neither to be acquirers nor acquired

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While most commodity markets are oversupplied, some metals sourced from conflict-ridden areas might face disruptions

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After a bad start of the year, emerging market equities are rebounding

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External balances will constitute the economy's 'Achilles' heel' in 2016 and beyond

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The early-2016 financial market turmoil has boosted demand for safe-haven assets, including gold

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The government will be hard pressed to find the means to revive growth as an important election looms

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The government decides its own restructuring plan is no longer in the national interest

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Transparency rules in the extractives sector are increasingly becoming the norm in the West

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It is early days, but Veronika Mendoza is a rising star of Peruvian politics

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