• 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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