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    April 8, 2022

    China Economic Outlook. Second Quarter 2022

    China’s domestic uncertainties particularly the Covid-19 situation dominate external uncertainties as the main risks for growth. Two Sessions sets growth target at 5.5% and promulgated the stimulus package for 2022 to support growth which is unsynchronized with main central banks’ tightening measures.

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    March 15, 2022

    China | Will the country abandon "zero tolerance" on COVID-19?

    We analyze the challenges and international comparison of China's "zero tolerance" strategy on COVID-19 and provide a predicted timetable and pre-requisites for Chinese-style "coexistence" strategy.

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    December 13, 2021

    Europe | Green light

    Of the three key elections for the future of the Eurozone in the coming years—the German general election and the presidential elections in Italy and France in the first half of 2022—the first ended last week with the appointment of Olaf Scholz as chancellor.

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    May 27, 2021

    Colombia | A month to forget and keep on building the recovery

    In the month of May, the economic growth of the first quarter of 2021 was known, surprising with levels close to the GDP of the end of 2019. However, the different negative events that occurred throughout the month require quick solutions to avoid disrupting the dynamism and recovery of the beginning of the year.

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    April 30, 2021

    Colombia | Solving the tax issue is important for everyone

    The latest political discussions within and outside of the Congress have placed the tax reform in uncertainty. It is necessary to reach agreements and quickly approve the best version of the reform in order to avoid negative effects on the economic recovery process along with investment and consumption decisions.

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    April 21, 2021

    U.S. | Analyzing the Effect of PPP Loan Issuances to Regional Economies

    This brief analyzes the impact of the 2020 CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program on short and long term regional labor markets and compares these results to the government consensus and the effects of concurrent Covid-19 recovery programs.

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    April 19, 2021

    Colombia | Third time's the charm?

    After weeks of waiting, the Government's tax and social reform proposal is now published. The proposal seeks to stabilize the public debt and presents several issues to improve the tax system and social spending, while some issues should be discussed deeply and free of passionate feelings.

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    March 5, 2021

    China | Main take-aways of 2021 “Two Sessions”

    The annual “two-sessions” of China, namely the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), commenced in Beijing on March 4th 2021 and will be last for around one week, which are always the top priority in China’s political agenda every year.

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