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Central and Eastern Europe Showing Spirit
With popular elected leaders and strong growth in their economies, the sometimes-feisty CEE nations are standing tall—and keeping an eye on corruption and labor costs.
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Romania: World-Class Frontier
Romania has a troublesome reputation but robust growth, and is working to raise its game through the tech industry and improvements to the business environment.
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Southeast Asia: Export Boom Continues
Southeast Asian nations are benefiting from the return of global growth, with more room to grow capacity and exports—even as wages trend upward.
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Taiwan: Adapting To A New World
Taiwan’s economy has thrived on electronics manufacturing. Now, with a tightening labor market and new competitive pressures, the island is figuring out how to reshape its role in the changing global economy.
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The Philippines Are Hot—Too Hot?
While enjoying robust growth and launching big infrastructure plans, The Philippines face potential inflation and growing trade deficits.
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Cuba’s Cautious Capitalism
The rigors of Cuba’s business environment make foreign direct investment a very long-term bet.
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Angola: In Pursuit Of Stability
One of Africa’s largest economies is trying to stay afloat in the face of growing challenges.
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Caucasus: Gas And Gold Drive Growth
New resource-extraction operations, Russia’s economic recovery and Asian investment are lifting prospects across the Caucasus.
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Latin America And The Caribbean: Back On Track
A nascent global recovery is improving prospects across Latin America and the Caribbean—albeit unevenly.
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Latin America And The Caribbean: Stormy Recovery Path
Despite hurricane damage, average economic growth in the Caribbean is expected to top the Latin American average according to the IMF. However, Dominica's GDP is expected to decline and weak growth is likely in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands where pre-existing macroeconomic weaknesses were compounded by storm damage.
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Latin America Back On Track
A nascent global recovery is improving prospects across Latin America and the Caribbean—albeit unevenly.Foreign direct investment is increasing, commodity prices have bottomed out, and six countries will hold presidential elections through the end of October.
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Stormy Recovery Path for the Caribbean
Despite hurricane damage, average economic growth in the Caribbean is expected to top the Latin American average according to the IMF. However, Dominica's GDP is expected to decline and weak growth is likely in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands where pre-existing macroeconomic weaknesses were compounded by storm damage.