- Ecuador – big loans from China
- Egypt — brushing off the IMF and the World Bank
- Peru – unpredictable Humala
- Portugal – much more red ink than expected;
- Romania – a precautionary facility from the IMF;
- United States – still-uncertain prospects for three trade pacts.
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