South African budget prompts cheer and wider divisions

Pro-investor elements of the new budget contrast with politically contentious expenditure cuts

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Recovery will be slow after Peru's sharp contraction

GDP last year showed the sharpest fall since 1983 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Amid bitter divisions over budget realism ahead of polls, hopes centre on COVID-19 vaccinations and US sanctions lifting

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The death of a noted jihadist leader is being held up as the definitive end to Chechen insurgency

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Co-optation of the former opposition leader strengthens the president's hand, but large-scale challenges persist

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Recipient countries are criticised for breaching migrants' rights even as Venezuela's own rights situation deteriorates

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The killing of a Black man at a Carrefour outlet in November has reignited calls for corporate social responsibility

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Latin America's current taxation policies have little redistributive effect in the world's most unequal region

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The arrival of more women in government and parliament should have a positive impact on Lithuania’s political culture

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Government support measures have not been enough to protect the middle class, a key factor in consumption and growth

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