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Partial reforms may delay Kenyan credit recovery

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KENYA

The bill would also introduce sweeping consumer protection measures to prevent high-interest loans but takes no steps to repeal or modify interest rate caps imposed in 2016 as a…

Favourable conditions will help global banks transform

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for the globally systemically important banks.

Nigeria's new central bank governor faces challenges

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NIGERIA

Cardoso replaces former Governor Godwin Emefiele, who is currently facing corruption charges. The Senate also confirmed four deputy governors, making it the first time in the…

Alternative finance activities will re-emerge in China

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CHINA

This drains liquidity from state-controlled banks. Recent developments show a pushback: a de facto ban of peer-to-peer lending platforms in 2020, and the cancelled public offering…

Kashkari will shape 'too big to fail' US debate

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UNITED STATES

A profile of Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari.

New Zealand COVID-19 fightback prospects are positive

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NEW ZEALAND

The government has locked the country down for four weeks and legislated to borrow up 52 million dollars (30.7 million US dollars), equivalent to 17% of GDP. The Reserve Bank of…

Pakistan’s currency devaluation may not spur exports

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PAKISTAN

Pakistan's central bank last month allowed the currency to weaken by more than 4% in a week, and is hoping that devaluation will stimulate exports. The ruling Pakistan Muslim…

Reshuffle highlights economic concerns in Thailand

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THAILAND

Pichai Chunhavajira, an experienced businessman who has held various important positions previously, was named as the new finance minister, taking over the role from the premier…

Kazakhstan's China Silk Road will open up Central Asia

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KAZAKHSTAN/CHINA

The network of new land routes to link East Asia and Europe was first raised by President Xi Jinping on a 2013 visit to Kazakhstan, through which the more critical central…

Lebanese health and education woes risk instability

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LEBANON

This is having highly negative economic and social consequences, with problematic implications for long-term growth and stability. The country’s already extreme inequality is…