Blunders could baulk Brazil's reform agenda

President Jair Bolsonaro's government faces falling popularity and congressional clashes that put legislation at risk

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Soft landing has become more likely in Central Europe

Despite a better-than-expected GDP outturn in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Central European outlook has dimmed

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Recovery from the deep 2015-16 recession remained muted last year and is unlikely to pick up strongly in 2019

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Nicaragua’s president has reconsolidated his position following widespread unrest

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Pending pension and anti-crime reforms could complicate government negotiations with Congress

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Old and new inequalities persist as Greece enters a year of elections

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France’s prolonged failure to create jobs and opposition to current reforms will hobble Macron’s presidency

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Growth fell to 2.1% in the third quarter and may ease further in the run-up to October 2019 general elections

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The Kremlin's top-down solutions may be the wrong approach to discontent with political leadership and institutions

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Left-led coalition tries to bring in social policies before elections but will not escape bailout-style close scrutiny

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