President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is firmly in control following the predictable landslide victory of the governing PCT and its various legislative allies at elections held in 2017. The impotence of the divided opposition has been compounded by government repression that has resulted in the detention
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Congo Republic – Lack of Loan Agreement Adds to Risk
China – New Investment Law Leaves Gaps
The recent annual convening of the so-called “two sessions” of China’s legislative bodies, the rubber-stamping NPC and the advisory CPPCC, resulted in the approval of a revised foreign investment law that will take effect in 2020. Details have not yet been published, but Premier Li Keqiang
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Vietnam – Steady Policy Course
The death of President Tran Dai Quang in September 2018 delivered an opportunity for Nguyen Phu Trong, the secretary-general of the ruling CPV, to consolidate his position of authority in the command structure of the single-party state. Trong had previously won a power struggle with former Prime
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Spain – Snap Election Brings Fresh Uncertainty
Voters will go to the polls to elect members of the national Parliament in late April, more than a year ahead of schedule, after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority government failed to secure support for its 2019 budget. The impasse is partly attributable to the ideological incompatibility
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Coming Soon in Our April 2019 Political Risk Reports
In addition to fresh analyses of Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago, and Suriname, PRS’ coverage of the Americas this month includes an update on Haiti, where the cautious optimism that accompanied the inauguration of President Jovenel Moïse a little more than two years ago has evaporated, amid
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