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China’s Sinopharm has been approved by the WHO for emergency use. Chile will face several elections this week, including a constituent assembly election. Italy’s government will approve a new stimulus package. Meanwhile, China’s Sichuan Airlines will restart operations to India, there is still a majority in favor of independence from…
The tax reform that President Ivan Duque withdrew on 3 May has succeeded in reigniting the 2019 protest movement. The difference now is that economic conditions have deteriorated drastically, while wide-ranging public grievances run even deeper than before. This explains why protests are continuing even after…
As national recovery plans are being finalized, it appears unlikely that the EU will expand its post-pandemic recovery resources anytime soon. A gradual reopening of economies will likely make it difficult to argue politically for additional public spending, especially in frugal states. The key debate to watch is that of…
Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Teneo Senior Advisor and former U.S. Senator from Connecticut, joins Kevin Kajiwara, Co-President of Political Risk Advisory at Teneo, to discuss President Biden's first 100 days in office. Listen to the Call …
Our Covid-19 vaccination table includes updated information on the immunization strategies selected EMs are pursuing and the challenges they face. Below are some of this week's key developments. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss any of the countries mentioned in more detail. Please click…
India will receive medical aid to combat the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the world. Italy’s Mario Draghi will present the post-pandemic recovery plan. China will allow inbound travelers from the US to enter if they are vaccinated. A general strike is taking place in Colombia. Meanwhile, Japan’s PM received an…
Speaking at the Climate Summit organized by US President Joe Biden on 22 April, President Jair Bolsonaro read the prompter and said virtually all that his new foreign ministry had put on paper for him to read. That was already a major feat. It showed that the pressure exerted by…
Below please find key take-outs from our April 21st panel featuring Orson Porter, Senior Managing Director at Teneo; Connie Hedegaard, Chair of OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development and former European Commissioner for Climate Action; John Podesta, Founder of the Center for American Progress and former Counselor to President Obama…
The US-led global climate summit will take place this week. International efforts to reduce tensions between Russia and Ukraine will continue. Germany’s ruling alliance remains undecided on who should run as its chancellor candidate. In Peru, a hard left candidate is leading the polls ahead of the run-off presidential election.
Guillermo Lasso’s 11 April election victory in Ecuador could be seen as a win for pro-market parties across the region. Against significant odds, Lasso defeated a well-organized left-wing rival, seemingly bucking an incipient Latin American leftist revival (Mexico in 2018; Argentina in 2019; and Bolivia in 2020), which is widely…
Chinese vaccines are in the spotlight. Japan’s PM will visit US President Joe Biden. The race for the Merkel succession is heating up further in Germany. Diplomatic efforts will attempt to prevent an escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Guillermo Lasso will be Ecuador’s new president. Meanwhile, France’s foreign…
Russia’s saber-rattling near Donbas and Crimea is likely driven by Kyiv’s actions against pro-Kremlin figures/entities in Ukraine, the growing tensions between Moscow and the West as well as domestic pressures within Russia. However, a major escalation of the conflict with Ukraine would likely bring more damage than benefit to Moscow.
