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Golkar move will aid Indonesia’s Jokowi, but not graft

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INDONESIA

This follows the resignation of former leader Setya Novanto after the Corruption Crimes Court declared him a defendant in a case regarding the national electronic identity card…

Failed impeachment will keep Peru's Vizcarra in office

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PERU

The failure to muster sufficient votes to impeach reflected the weakness of the case presented and the tactics of those involved, and public aversion to jeopardising stability…

Higher income and risks together tests bank regulators

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INTERNATIONAL

The failures of First Republic, Credit Suisse, Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) have put bank asset prices and deposits under pressure despite rising bank profits…

US banking sector is changing faster than regulation

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UNITED STATES

The Fed's quarterly survey of senior lending officers, released the same day, found that banks expect to tighten lending standards. This follows deposit flight during the banking…

South Africa faces long-term threats to stability

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SOUTH AFRICA

This reflects concerns over systemic corruption, high-level impunity, ruling party dysfunction, growing criminality and violence and infrastructure failures, among other…

Failed Turkish coup gives Cypriot peace a chance

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CYPRUS

The chances for a Cyprus solution after Turkey's attempted coup.

South Africa debt crisis threatens municipal solvency

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SOUTH AFRICA

Until recently, worsening indicators were confined to small-town and rural areas, but now, as the report highlights, the problem has spread to major metropolitan local government…

Solis faces lame duck presidency in Costa Rica

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COSTA RICA

The political travails of President Luis Guillermo Solis.

Global climate goals are on course to be missed

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INTERNATIONAL

Amid rising energy and food prices, the report reaffirms the magnitude of the climate change challenge. Building on the previous two working group reports, it sets out potential…

Scandal may change direction of Uganda’s NUP party

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UGANDA

Mpuuga has been accused of corruption, and Wine and the NUP have called for his resignation. However, Mpuuga has rejected these calls, claiming he is the victim of a political…