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Economics: Snapshot by State
MEXICO · Report · 17 Jun 2015

Executive Summary The economies of each of Mexico’s 32 states developed in 2014 in a context of moderate GDP growth nationally, as the country’s GDP expanded by a mere 2.1%, which at least marked an improvement over its 2013 performance. The main drivers of the national economy last year were man...

Politics: Congressional Election Results
MEXICO · Report · 17 Jun 2015

Executive Summary Although the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) experienced a net loss of votes compared to past elections and obtained only 29.2% of the vote, that proved to be enough to win 176, or slightly more than 60% of the 300 single member, relative majority districts. Th...

Bahceli shuts the door to AKP and CHP
TURKEY · In Brief · 17 Jun 2015

In Turkey’s political pundit community I am be alone in relying almost exclusively on public statements by party authorities, while others prefer divining ulterior motives and listening to Ankara rumors. According to my unique method, early elections suddenly came to outrank both AKP and CHP led ...

Fiscal Adjustment
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 17 Jun 2015

TCU will postpone trial of government accounts The TCU (Federal Court of Accounts) will wait one month for President Dilma Rousseff to provide clarification in writing on the accounting maneuvers used to balance her government accounts in 2014. Only after this formality is completed will the cour...

Confidence under Strain
SOUTH AFRICA · Report · 17 Jun 2015

Despite some outbursts of optimism, confidence among businesses and consumers in the South African economy remains by and large depressed. On a combined basis, this has largely been the case since 2012. Under this regime, growth prospects for South Africa are uninspiring. The prevailing state of ...

​More questions about Turkey’s politics
TURKEY · In Brief · 15 Jun 2015

Once again I want to use the opportunity of astute questions asked by a reader to share my views with the entire readership. As usual the name of the inquirer shall remain anonymous. · Can the president block formation of a non-AKP minority government easily, even if AKP does not have enough vote...

Week of June 15
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 15 Jun 2015

Another important week for the fiscal austerity effort. President Dilma sanctions MPs 664 and 665, which make changes to labor rights. There may be questioning in the STF. In the House, the government tries for a vote on the bill that deals with payroll tax exemptions. The TCU analyzes government...

Constitutional amendment definitively approved. Re-election allowed.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC · In Brief · 15 Jun 2015

In a second and definitive vote, last Friday the National Assembly approved to amend the Constitution. The amendment allows an incumbent President to be nominated for a second term and forbids him/her to run for President again ever. In a formal ceremony that took place on Saturday, the Assembly ...

The Monetary Tightening Continues
BRAZIL ECONOMICS · Report · 15 Jun 2015

In the minutes of the last COPOM meeting, the Central Bank once again signaled that the cycle of raising the SELIC rate would continue. Although acknowledging the weakening of the labor market and deceleration of economic activity, concern over the strong inflation in recent months prompted the a...

I have waited so long
CHILE · Report · 15 Jun 2015

Executive summary How long are we going to wait for economic activity to go up, inflation to go down, and the Central Bank to start normalizing rates? The latest National Accounts show the economy on a seeming acceleration path. Even though this is good news, there are a few caveats to take...

Weekly Tracker: June 14-20
TURKEY · Report · 14 Jun 2015

Executive Summary An air of unreality surrounds the nation, with pundits trying to convince us that coalition formation would be easy, as parties shut the door to any compromise. Unless reality sets in and each party makes very unpleasant sacrifices, early elections are more likely. We shall get ...

MNB Policy: Defying Headwinds
HUNGARY · Report · 12 Jun 2015

Executive SummaryThe MNB stepped up efforts to ease policy over the past month. In late May, it cut the base rate by another 15 bps to 1.65%, and then in early June, it announced quantitative easing through a reform of its regulatory instruments and mechanism, effective late September. The latter...

IMF relaxes on debt restructuring
UKRAINE · In Brief · 12 Jun 2015

It looks like on debt restructuring everything develops in line with our expectations. The IMF mission arrived in Kyiv and was pretty much pleased to see serious progress on many directions. Reforms are gradually moving on disregard incredible resistance. What more, it looks like the general situ...

Week of June 11
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 11 Jun 2015

Issues regarding the relationship between the Legislative and Executive remain on the agenda this week. Congress will discuss presidential vetoes, changes in procedures for provisional measures and the compulsory budget. President Dilma, after a trip to Portugal, announces measures for the Minha ...

Liquid reserves boosted by SDRs
VENEZUELA · In Brief · 10 Jun 2015 · 2 responses

Blanca Vera reported today in El Nacional Web that BCV drew $1.5 billion from the IMF in recent days. This news would confirm our hypothesis that BCV sought funds to shore up foreign reserves ahead of the $798 million decline on June 3. Otherwise, liquid reserves would have fallen to $10 million....

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