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Economic analysis Updated: 21 Dec 2017

2017 Special: A year in images

From a political and economic standpoint, U.S: President Donald Trump’s inauguration early in the year, and the negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom over Brexit, were the highlights of a year also marked by a spate of elections in the heart of Europe: the UK, France and Germany. Here are some of the milestones of 2017: