UNITED STATES: Automakers face long road to recovery

General Motors (GM) is considering a major cut in its stock dividend after posting an 8.6 billion...

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NIGERIA: Strong credit rating belies economic threats

Nigeria received its first-ever sovereign credit rating on January 30. The sovereign debt rating...

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The European Parliament on January 18 rejected the European Commission's proposals for the...

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Although Argentina's healthcare system managed to avoid collapse during the 2001-02 crisis, it...

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Congressman John Boehner has made his support for the 'No Child Left Behind' (NCLB) federal...

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President Jacques Chirac announced business tax reforms in a series of New Year's speeches last...

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A single-rate 17% value-added tax (VAT) was introduced on January 1. VAT replaces the...

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Government weaknesses complicate the pressing task of ensuring that EU accession remains on track.

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Italy holds a general election in April. The centre-left opposition, under former Prime Minister...

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Evo Morales won an absolute majority in general elections on December 18. The scale of Morales's...

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