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China's housing market will adjust to long-term change

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CHINA

Developer financing fell 25.9% last year. Property sales have slowed due to zero-COVID restrictions and consumer doubt about developers’ reliability, especially after some firms…

Eastern EU's competitiveness hinges on institutions

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EASTERN EUROPE

Eastern EU countries are facing long-term development challenges related to institutional capacity and the quality of governance, in addition to more immediate concerns about…

Abu Dhabi will boost oil output for energy transition

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

This is part of a wider strategy to capture more value from hydrocarbons resources, launched after a major corporate restructuring following the 2015 oil price crash. The publicly…

Radical pension reform will face obstacles in Chile

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CHILE

The reform would give the state a preponderant role in a system currently administered by private companies (AFPs). It would also increase the mandatory contribution rate and, in…

Global airlines will need long-term productivity gains

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INTERNATIONAL

Airline industry outlook.

COVID-19 may permanently alter long-term energy demand

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INTERNATIONAL

Policy responses to the global recession have the potential either to accelerate or retard the energy transition. Economic and social behavioural change as a result of forced…

Prospects for Latin America in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for Latin America in the third quarter.

Fiscal crisis will undermine Nigeria's stimulus plan

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NIGERIA

The IMF predicts the economy will shrink by 1.8% during 2016, having contracted 0.4% in the first quarter. The slowdown is hurting revenues: On July 14, budget minister Udoma Udo…

Justice system and corruption dog Bulgaria’s euro bid

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BULGARIA

Bulgaria must also join the European Banking Union (EBU) as part of its Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) II bid, in order to alleviate concerns over institutional governance…

Nigerian government faces critical revenue challenges

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NIGERIA

Combined federal, state and local government revenues stood at only an estimated 7.8% of GDP in 2018. With expenditure continually outpacing revenue, and the country's debt burden…