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Islamic State's Central Asian growth stalled for now

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CENTRAL ASIA

Thousands of Central Asians travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for IS and other Islamist groups in 2014 and some are returning home. Despite attacks in Central Asia attributable…

COVID-19 crisis will raise EU-Central European tension

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EU

The economic impact of COVID-19 on Central Europe.

Local resistance will thwart reforms in China

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CHINA

Political contention between central and local government.

Migration to challenge Central American governments

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CENTRAL AMERICA

A caravan some 600-strong left San Pedro Sula on January 15, swelling to over 2,500 by the time it reached the Guatemala-Mexico border. Sporadic clashes took place over several…

Risks are high despite Turkey’s policy 'normalisation'

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TURKEY

With the lira at a record low, the Central Bank continued to tighten monetary policy this week, funding the market through competitive one-month repo tenders at rates of around…

India will stick to prudence amid fiscal crisis

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INDIA

Meanwhile, the government is under pressure to raise expenditure to help ease the pandemic-related economic crisis. Delhi is reluctant to borrow more, as an increase in public…

Regional disparities may weigh on Moroccan recovery

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MOROCCO

The country has been gradually rolling out reforms over several years as part of a new phase of decentralisation aimed at fuelling dynamism and growth, although these and previous…

Costa Rica’s economy looks set for a strong recovery

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COSTA RICA

GDP posted growth of 9.4% year-on-year in the second quarter, the highest rate in 23 years. According to high-frequency data, economic recovery appears to have continued between…

Prospects for Russia/CIS in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for Russia/CIS in the second quarter.

Russian regions are to halve deficits this year

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RUSSIA

Last year, these transfers hit a record level, as Moscow issued extra money to help regions cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, but this was still not enough to cover all their…