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Sustainable bond issuance will increase markedly

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INTERNATIONAL

ESG-related bonds account for around 5% of the global bond universe, with green bonds the largest and most mature element, yet in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, social bonds…

Russian NGO sector will grow narrower and tamer

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RUSSIA

Russian NGOs operating in a constricted environment.

Pandemic will weigh on green bond issuance this year

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INTERNATIONAL

The downturn came after a strong 2019 when there was a record issuance of green bonds.

Buhari offers few answers to Nigeria's economic woes

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NIGERIA

While Buhari is likely to largely follow his previous term’s economic agenda, a squeezed fiscal space, including sizable debt service payments, will test the ability of the ruling…

Poor regulation risks investment projects in Mexico

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MEXICO

Energy reforms and social conflicts.

Riot risk precludes fuel price hikes in Haiti

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HAITI

Haiti fuel riots.

Uganda’s pipeline plans face stiff opposition

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UGANDA

Since the project was announced in 2020, it has faced sustained international scrutiny and growing criticism, which in turn have created questions about the project’s financing.

Algeria to raise spending despite revenue squeeze

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ALGERIA

The government has depleted the Fonds de Regulation des Recettes (FRR -- Algeria's oil stabilisation fund) that it set up in 2000 to help finance fiscal deficits, and announced…

South African budget may partly ease downgrade fears

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SOUTH AFRICA

Gordhan outlined a programme of tax increases for South Africa’s highest-earners, in addition to increased educational and social security spending. The budget attempted to…

Mexico’s orthodox budget will face pressures

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MEXICO

Mexico’s new government submitted its 2019 economic package to Congress on December 15, including the budget and revenue legislation, and macroeconomic assumptions and…