• Bahrain – socio-political tensions are on the rise again;
  • Czech Republic – the government squeaked through its biggest challenge yet;
  • Greece – another austerity package;
  • Iran — imports of “luxuries” are banned;
  • Turkey – an attempt to get NATO involved.

Other countries covered in this report are:  FRANCE, HONG KONG, MONGOLIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SPAIN, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, and the UNITED STATES (post-election: what next?)

To read the full report click on the link:  Weekly Focus 11-08-12

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