Brazil's Rousseff wins but emerges weaker from vote

The re-elected president has shown resilience -- but faces economic headwinds during her second term

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A Philippine LNG boom is unlikely

Despite certain growth drivers, a Philippines liquefied natural gas boom is improbable

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Azerbaijan will need European-style private pension funds to get European-level old-age pensions

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Pension reform is taking shape -- and will be a hot-button political issue

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A reform to increase transparency in political financing should strengthen Chile's democracy

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Scale of the coal crisis will boost the government's reform push in the sector

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Softer terms of transition phase after exiting bail-out could fend off strong challenge from opposition in March

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Poor infrastructure and criminality in regional ports are harming South-east Asia's maritime economy

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Japan is Asia's largest FDI source in Latin America, but China leads on trade with the region

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Natural gas will increase its share of the energy market, but will not crowd out investment in renewable energy

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