ALBA malaise may boost Mercosur in Latin America

Venezuela's woes make ALBA look increasingly unviable, with other members gravitating towards Mercosur

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Slow Peru growth will still outdo regional neighbours

Elections and low commodity prices are likely to delay a strong recovery after a weak 2014

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Indices and rankings aid understanding of the continent's varied business environment, but have important limitations

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High EU youth unemployment points to long-term skills gap problem

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Russian economic policy-making is in disarray as pressures mount; Putin's role is growing as disputes grow

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Civil nuclear power generation will remain constrained by high costs and competition from cheap oil and gas

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Macroeconomic imbalances, structural problems and policy risks make the economy extremely vulnerable to shocks

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Modi's pro-liberalisation orientation conflicts with the worldview of his party's core Hindu nationalist base

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Government is more likely to be unstable after October's election, but without jeopardising post-bailout economic policy

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Debt relief proposals could boost socioeconomic sustainability, but international buy-in will be hard to achieve

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