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GEAB 107

The monthly bulletin of LEAP (European Laboratory of Political Anticipation) - 15 Sep 2016

Regional economic unions (2016-2017): Between Apparent Failure and Underlying Recovery

It seems that everything is going wrong for regional integrations. South America’s MERCOSUR trading bloc has completely stopped functioning, due to the marginalisation of Venezuela which currently holds the presidency of the Common Market, but that no one is following anymore. Another alliance currently chaired by Venezuela, the much less known NAM (Non-Aligned Movement), is also not functioning for the same reason: summit cancelled, frozen agenda…(Read more in the GEAB 107)

Electoral calendar 2016 – 2017: Big congestion at the national level
Last June, a new section was created within the GEAB bulletin with the “Political Anticipation Calendar” which recurs every 3 months (complete version expected next month). Nevertheless, for this month, we wish to bring to our readers’ attention the density of the election/referendum calendar of the EU in 2016-2017 and draw some conclusions…(Read more in the GEAB 107)

Investments, trends and recommendations
. Gold: Good and Bad Fortunes
. Speculation Warning!
. Pound, Dollar: Would Devaluation be the Best Solution?
. SDRs, Yuan, New and Future Bonds

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