Costly Argentine health sector faces grave challenges

Despite substantial public and private spending, the health sector is unequal and inadequate

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Greek coalition will start to fray in late 2018

The coalition government will see out Greece’s bailout programme in August 2018 and then consider its political options

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Macron is pressing ahead with labour market reforms but should perhaps equivocate on his plans for fiscal tightening

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The president has backtracked on Amazonian mining plans but support for pension reforms looks elusive

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The Swiss economy is adapting to a stronger franc and benefiting from the euro-area recovery

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Gridlock between the country’s main parties raises the prospect of a pensions default

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The president's Lower House support may dwindle if the political costs to legislators become too high

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The soaring pensions deficit cannot be remedied without a labour reform reducing informality

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Pension spending as a % of GDP between 2006 and 2015

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Despite the passage of the government's labour reform, Temer's survival in the presidency looks increasingly unlikely

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