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Long-term challenges cloud Ethiopia’s economic reforms

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ETHIOPIA

Outlook for Ethiopia's economic reforms.

Juba's intractability prevents South Sudan's recovery

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SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan's war-blighted economy is expected to contract by 3.5% in 2017, compared with 13.8% last year, thanks to modest increases in oil prices. Persistent reports of…

Germany may raise spending to reduce imbalances

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GERMANY

Germany’s chronic trade surplus.

Floods give a new focus to Pakistan’s foreign policy

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PAKISTAN

Islamabad, which provisionally estimates the economic cost of the disaster at USD10bn, continues to call on external players to provide financial and humanitarian assistance…

Petrobras fallout hits business and politics in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The Petrobras case ('Operation Car Wash') has led to the arrest of several of Brazil's most senior executives in the construction, infrastructure and engineering sectors (thus far…

Joining ASEAN may slip down East Timor’s priority list

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EAST TIMOR

Gusmao was inaugurated as premier at the start of July, after victory for his party in the May parliamentary elections. At the inauguration ceremony, President Jose Ramos-Horta…

Gulf-Iranian ties will de-escalate regional tensions

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GULF STATES/IRAN

This follows from the agreement to restore diplomatic relations signed in Beijing on March 10 between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies within two…

'BRICS' strategy clouds South Africa's trade rationale

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SOUTH AFRICA

By allowing the bilateral dispute to degenerate while delaying assistance to the steel industry, which is under pressure from Chinese imports, Pretoria reveals that it has neither…

Lebanese anti-corruption legislation will disappoint

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LEBANON

Parliament passed long-awaited anti-corruption laws in April and May in response to protests. These include a comprehensive UN-based definition of corruption, the creation of a…

Policies could damage Tanzania’s strong growth trend

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TANZANIA

The World Bank’s 2017 Ease of Doing Business ranking shows Tanzania improving, moving up to 132nd place from 144 last year. However, an austerity drive and a crackdown on tax…