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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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Latin America And The Caribbean: Back On Track

A nascent global recovery is improving prospects across Latin America and the Caribbean—albeit unevenly. Click here for more on the Caribbean's economic recovery.

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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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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 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.

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Latin America | Economic Laggards Recover to Slow And Steady Growth

As Latin America’s laggards recover, growth is trending toward a regional norm of slow but steady.

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Q&A With Central Bank Governor of Jordan

Dr. Ziad Fariz, governor of Jordan’s central bank since 2012, talks about the refugee problem, recovery from the financial crisis, and how his country is keeping its financial system on an even keel.

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Q&A With Central Bank Governor of Lebanon

Riad Salamé, governor of Lebanon’s central bank, discusses economic conditions for his country and the region in general, and how Lebanon benefits from its “strong, healthy and conservative banking sector.”

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The Levant: Sun Shines Through Clouds

Definedloosely as the region spreading from Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria in the northeast, and including Egypt in the southwest, with Cyprus off the shore, the Levant sees many points of lightdespite the current gloomy outlook.

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Southeastern Europes Mini Golden Age

After years of reform and a series of elections, the countries of Southeastern Europe are stable and starting to see a pickup in economic activity

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Sunnier Prospects For Latin America

With asset prices low while fundamentals are improving, Latin American economies are poised for a rebound.