• China – new visa requirements;
  • Czech Republic – a vote about the government’s existence;
  • Ecuador – the irony of the asylum for WikiLeaks founder Assange;
  • India – relaxed rules for overseas borrowing;
  • Japan – an unexpected trade deficit;
  • Romania – President Basescu can stay in office;
  • Tajikistan – a minor civil war has come to an end.

Other countries listed in the report are: ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GREECE, NETHERLANDS, NIGERIA, THAILAND, and TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

To read the full story click on the link:  Weekly Focus 8-23-12

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