Canada reform rollout faces few obstacles

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has selected a Cabinet and will now tackle an ambitious domestic and international agenda

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Prospects for Brazil in 2016

There is little relief in sight on either the political or economic fronts, although recession could ease late in 2016

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The opposition looks to have performed strongly, but the 2008 constitution will restrain policy reform

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The Bihar result is a major disappointment for the BJP; recovery is difficult but not impossible

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An uncertain political panorama will make economic policy-making difficult regardless of the new president's preferences

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Problematic public debt and a forthcoming trade deal presage more concerted state-owned enterprise reforms

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Moscow demands repayment of its Eurobond but potential IMF lending policy change may sustain vital lifeline to Kyiv

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Next year's politics and policies will set China's course for the coming five years

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Paul Ryan has been elected Speaker of the House, but now has to lead fractious Republicans in Congress

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Efforts to diversify Gulf economies away from oil rents may stall without politically sensitive reforms

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