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Rising debt will expose Africa to interest rate shocks

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AFRICA

Debt has risen to dangerous proportions; costlier payments will constrain indebted countries as monetary policy tightens

High-debt, low-rates trend may trap poorer nations

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INT

The Fed and ECB have confirmed they will keep policy loose through 2019, but this may encourage more debt take-up

US, China on changed GDP growth trajectories

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INT

US GDP has outperformed pre-pandemic expectations, while China and other Asian giants have fallen short

Balance sheet wars will fire up among central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

A look at the likely divergence of monetary policies around the world

Maldives tourism may help gauge India-China rivalry

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MALDIVES

Amid calls in India to boycott travel to the Maldives, relations between the Maldives and China are growing stronger

Venezuelan isolation raises a range of grave risks

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VENEZUELA

The country has rowed back from a more activist global role since the death of President Hugo Chavez

COVID-19 will likely strengthen Euroscepticism

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EUROPE

A prolonged recession would add to the politics of Euroscepticism, which has gained momentum over the past decade

Resisting reform will make Greece the bailout laggard

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EUROPE

Ireland, Cyprus, Spain have left Greece well behind in emerging from crisis and Portugal has outperformed it since 2012

Little scope for much-needed rise in budget spending

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INT

High demands on increasingly strained public budgets are fuelling fiscal sustainability fears and bond market sell-offs

COVID-19 poses a critical challenge in South America

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SOUTH AMERICA

The coronavirus will have widespread social, economic and political impacts with which authorities will struggle