Brazil's incipient economic improvement is fragile

Sustainable strong growth will remain elusive despite greater short-term political and market calm

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South-east Asia automation could see labour unrest

Automation will improve economic efficiency and productivity, but put thousands of jobs at risk

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Despite the uncertainty caused by Brexit, high employment figures and consumer confidence underpin growth

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The ANC is caught between students' (and its own) aspirations and the country's financial reality

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Domestic and international factors conspire against a swift return to the strong growth of past years

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Activity in free trade zones continues to grow, though the economic impact of further expansion is primarily longer-term

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Efforts to boost exports as the small domestic economy sags will run into ideological problems

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Renzi's increasingly aggressive stance towards the EU is fuelled by the notion that Italy is left alone with the crisis

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Policy initiatives from a stable government would be necessary to counter headwinds and sustain high growth into 2017

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Any recovery in mining investment could stimulate exports, although the impact on employment will be limited

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