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First Half Holds Clues to Governability
MEXICO · Report · 13 Jan 2015

Executive Summary The two events that will dominate political life in Mexico during the first half of the year are this June’s midterm congressional elections and simultaneous local races in 17 states, and the spring session of Congress with its huge backlog of crucial legislation. At a time when...

The Future Hangs on Budget Revision
UKRAINE · Forecast · 13 Jan 2015

Executive Summary Though the year has begun, it’s still hard to envision how the next 12 months will unfold. Russian aggression is still on the agenda, but the core troublemaker right now is Ukraine’s 2015 budget. Disregarding the need to comply with the IMF austerity measures, the Ukrainian auth...

Political Insights: Week of January 12
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 12 Jan 2015

The government’s help for electric energy distributors and the possible ministerial meeting are the two most important events for the week.Decisions on second and third-tier posts are also on the agenda. In the economy, we highlight the release of the GDP preview for November by the Central Bank....

2015: Slow Growth, Low Inflation, Weaker Forint, Stable Budget
HUNGARY · Forecast · 12 Jan 2015

Executive SummarySince our previous Quarterly Report in October 2014, Hungary’s outlook has not changed dramatically, though it has been significantly modified by external factors like sharply falling crude oil prices, the weakening of the European business cycle, and the most recent deterioratio...

What can be Expected on the Inflation Front in 2015?
BRAZIL ECONOMICS · Report · 12 Jan 2015

In its most recent pronouncement, the Central Bank promised it would do “what is necessary to reduce inflation”. This is not the first time this promise has been made, and the fear that it will again not be kept justifies caution in making any projections. Although the presence of Joaquim Levy at...

Weekly Tracker: January 11-17
TURKEY · Report · 11 Jan 2015

Executive Summary As a terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo shocked the world, smaller scale incidents in Istanbul were causing deep concern for us. Experts warn that a spate of bombings and sabotages may be in the cards for Turkey. AKP successfully hushed up the graft probe against four ex-minister...

GDP growth at 7.1% in 2014; CAD reduces to 3.1% of GDP; inflation was the lowest since 1984
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC · In Brief · 11 Jan 2015

The Central Bank released GDP growth figures for 2014. Expansion of economic activities was estimated at 7.1% compared to 2013. The figure is well above expectations and is the highest rate registered in Latin America, whose average reached only 1.1%. Leading activities were mining (20.9%), const...

Revival in Investment?
INDIA · Report · 07 Jan 2015

Executive Summary The increased confidence associated with the new BJP government has shown up nicely in the data for announcements of new investment projects. Quarter-on-quarter growth of announcements for the Oct-Dec 2014 quarter was +22% for government projects, +6.4% for private projects and ...

The Economy Comes First
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · Report · 07 Jan 2015

The rapid depreciation of the Russian ruble and unexpected actions by the Central Bank undermined popular trust in the government and persuaded Russians to convert ruble savings into other currencies or buy consumer goods. So far, only a small segment of Russians, those with significant savings h...

Devaluation 2015: Act One
VENEZUELA · In Brief · 05 Jan 2015 · 2 responses

After the long suspense caused by President Maduro’s announcements of "a new exchange system", made on December 30, Exchange Agreement 32 circulated on January 5. The delay, added to recent changes in the boards of Pdvsa and Cencoex, suggest that the government’s team disagreed on the foreign exc...

Inflation: A Happy Ending to a Bad Year
TURKEY · Report · 05 Jan 2015

December CPI inflation came in at a negative 0.4%, which was markedly lower than expected (0.1% increase). The 12-month CPI inflation hence fell quite sharply, ending the year at 8.2%, down from 9.2% in November. Domestic-PPI also fell sharply, ending the year at 6.4%, down from 8.4% (Table 1; Gr...

Weekly Tracker: January 4-10
TURKEY · Report · 04 Jan 2015

Executive Summary A parliamentary committee will vote on Monday whether to send some or all of the 4 ex-AKP ministers to the general floor with a recommendation to impeach. We bet that AKP MPs will acquit their colleagues. Meanwhile, we have no idea when the Constitutional Court will hand down it...

Better Than We Hoped
CENTRAL AMERICA · Report · 31 Dec 2014

Executive SummaryPreliminary data suggests the economies of Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador performed better than expected this year. The good behavior of the U.S. economy, and trajectory of commodity prices (mainly oil and its derivatives) during H2, helped lift external commerce, and sust...

Dilma’s Second Term
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 31 Dec 2014

Dilma Concludes Ministerial Reform After extensive negotiation, president Dilma Rousseff (PT) has finished choosing her ministers for her second term.From November 27, when the new economic team was announced, to today (31), a month and four days have passed.The delay in setting up the complete t...

Promising Prospects
INDONESIA · Report · 30 Dec 2014

Executive Summary The short-term volatility in the currency and capital markets notwithstanding, Jokowi’s presidency has created encouraging prospects for Indonesia. The president’s bold November 18th move to cut the oil subsidy has created a large fiscal space that will allow the government t...

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