Bahamas – a lackluster recovery as the Islands head for elections;

El Salvador – external-accounts trends that warrant watching;

Kuwait – elections with consequences;

Mali – more a military mutiny than a formal coup.

Additional countries mentioned in this report are ALGERIA, AZERBAIJAN, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, HUNGARY, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, UNITED KINGDOM and VIETNAM

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