Government
May 16, 2017
Economic outlook is positive, but politics risks growth continuing; Image courtesy of Aventura Mall
By Jen King
LISBON, Portugal – The dust of the three successive shocks of the last decade – the commodity price collapse and the financial crisis of Europe and the United States – have settled and economic recovery is now synchronized globally.
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