Brazil's trade surplus rises amid economic crisis

Falling domestic demand more than offsets lower global prices for Brazil's key exports

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Governance weaknesses will sustain food crime in China

Lack of food safety is one of the most serious public grievances; this month a new law to tackle it takes effect

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Cocoa could solve a number of Latin America's woes, but the industry comes with its own problems

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Lower commodity prices and slowing growth risk reversing earlier gains as the focus turns to sustainable development

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Jakarta lacks the local political clout to control haze, raising risks for governance and business

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Fewer than half of ASEAN states have signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement

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Demographic shifts will increasingly favour Democrats at the polls, but longer-term policy changes remain elusive

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The TPP agreement reached on October 5 will play into regional politics long before economic impacts are felt

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Weather phenomenon's effect on South-east Asia will reach into 2016

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The Eurogroup's list of reforms the government must introduce by year-end is likely to come up against resistance

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