The Economist 07Dec2019

48 The Americas The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 2 1 sold almost all its oil-sands assets. Albertans blame many of these setbacks ...

The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 The Americas 49 2 Bello The difficulties of Jair López Obrador T o all appearancesthey are oppo- ...

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The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 51 1 T he tombof a dead Shia cleric might seem an odd target for Iraqi protesters angry about cor ...

52 Middle East & Africa The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 2 “N o to religionor sect,” cry the protesters in Iraq. “No to Islam, ...

The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 Middle East & Africa 53 T he mostpopular candidate in Algeria’s presidential election might b ...

54 Middle East & Africa The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 T he first thing that visitors to the Apartheid Museum in Johannesbur ...

The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 55 1 G lobal investorsonce fell in love with India’s growth “story” because of peo- ple like Shan ...

56 Asia The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 2 1 are afraid of criticising the government openly. (A day after making his complaints, ...

The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 Asia 57 2 1 corruption on its part. Nonetheless, another of Mr Matrai- mov’s brothers, an mp, has ...

58 Asia The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 2 Banyan Tight bulb moment I n south asiathe ruling classes ignore the quotidian at their ...

The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 59 1 D espite itsveto-wielding power in the United Nations, China has long been reluctant to stic ...

60 China The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 2 When votes are taken on matters China re- gards as important, its diplomats often use ...

The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 China 61 T o mark the70th anniversary in October of the People’s Repub- lic of China, a giant par ...

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The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 63 1 W hen estoniagained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 it took the chance to reshape ...

64 International The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 2 antee their veracity). Less well-studied countries including Jordan, Poland an ...

The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 65 1 T he aspirationwas clear. First, list a portion of Saudi Aramco, a state-owned oil giant tha ...

66 Business The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 2 enemies in neighbouring Yemen) knocked out more than half Aramco’s oil production i ...

The EconomistDecember 7th 2019 Business 67 1 L akshmi mittal has grown his com- pany, ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steelma ...