Tag "Portugal"
Mozambique’s President Nyusi Accepts Portuguese Assistance for Cabo Delgado Insurgency
Mozambican resistance (including private military contractors) has been overwhelmed – over 2,000 deaths have been officially recorded, while violations of human rights continue to spiral. Hope for a solution therefore rests on the President’s willingness to accept the external aid that civilians desperately need.
Will 2021 be a defining year for Portuguese politics?
As we approach January 2021, there seems to be little doubt about who will be the next Portuguese President. Nevertheless, over the past month, we have sensed the potential implications of presidential elections, as candidates announced their campaigns.
Price-fixing can only worsen the crisis in Venezuela
The government, instead of forming an exit strategy from the humanitarian crisis, is forcing supermarkets and manufacturers to cut prices at severe losses.
2016 is the year of cheap renewables, not oil
While much attention is devoted to the fall of oil prices, 2016 has seen a significant expansion in the development of renewable energies
Angola Enjoys Post-War FDI Boom
As Angola diversifies its economy, more countries – such as France – are reinforcing bilateral ties to exploit Luanda’s exceptional economic potential. But falling oil prices are undermining the Angolan
Will Draghi’s QE work?
The ECB finally launched a larger-than-expected QE programme last week, despite German opposition and Greek elections. President Mario Draghi hopes that it will revive the eurozone and rebut deflation. Several
Struggling European economies contend with brain drain
Fuelled by debt crises, a lack of job prospects in several European countries is causing the highly educated to seek work elsewhere. This brain drain only further hamstrings struggling economies and leads to influxes of
Mixed prospects loom for Ireland’s economy
Ireland was the EU and IMF’s poster boy during the Euro crisis bailouts, but five years on, the Emerald Isle has not been rewarded for good economic behavior. When I moved to
The Eurozone Isn’t Quite Bailed-out Yet
According to several recent statistics, the Eurozone’s future is looking brighter than it has in a long time. Not only has Eurozone unemployment fallen for the first time in two
Portugal faces an impossible task, expect a second bailout
It is becoming an infamously familiar chain of events in the Eurozone; public debt mounts, markets react, volatility and uncertainty rule while negotiations take place, a bailout with strings attached
