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Slow growth may hit trust in Colombia’s government

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COLOMBIA

Government spending levels depend on those of individual ministries, some of which spent remarkably little last year, raising questions about budgetary decision-making. Recent…

Mozambican debt fallout will persist over Kroll report

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MOZAMBIQUE

Risk firm Kroll was looking into undisclosed state loans worth 2 billion dollars, but it said that the Mozambican government did not collaborate fully with the firm's…

South African treasury changes may undermine targets

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SOUTH AFRICA

Since Gigaba controversially replaced Pravin Gordhan in March, the National Treasury has made a series of key personnel changes, including the position of chief procurement…

Philippines’s PhilHealth will ride out crisis

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PHILIPPINES

Earlier this month, he approved the filing of criminal charges against several PhilHealth officials, based on an investigation led by the Department of Justice (DoJ) into alleged…

Enlargement may become EU priority once again

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EU

The report comes after statements by EU leaders that enlargement to the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova has become a top priority. The war in Ukraine has reinvigorated the…

Budget will stabilise Portugal's minority government

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PORTUGAL

The Portuguese government presented its 2017 budget to parliament on October 14. The EU agreed in August to waive fines over its excessive budget deficits, but Portugal remains…

South African budget may ease downgrade fears

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SOUTH AFRICA

The first budget since new President Cyril Ramaphosa election by parliament last week, it outlines the National Treasury’s response to a 48.2-billion-rand (4.2 billion dollars…

Ukraine’s war recovery will need more external funding

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UKRAINE/INT

Co-organised by the UK and Ukrainian governments, the conference concentrated on Ukraine’s economic stabilisation and recovery from the effects of war. A follow-up to URC2022 held…

President Deby's rule in Chad is secure

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CHAD

President Idriss Deby came to power in a military take-over in 1990 and has won presidential elections four times since then, having modified the constitution in 2004 to remove…

Papua New Guinea's economy is set to weaken

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The economic outlook for Papua New Guinea.