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Senegal's Sall will look to bolster his standing

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SENEGAL

The changes follow recent public criticism over Sall’s poor response to flooding that caused significant damage in many areas, including the capital Dakar, coupled with anger over…

Eastern Europe’s further convergence needs a reset

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EASTERN EUROPE

The Visegrad Four (V4) -- Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia -- have been widely regarded as an economic success in post-transition European integration, global value-chain…

Both growth and hardship set to endure in Guatemala

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GUATEMALA

The country’s poverty rate stood at 52.4% in 2020 according to the World Bank, a 5-percentage-point increase on the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank…

Prospects for the global economy in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

Weak trade and fiscal policy constraints suggest global GDP growth will slow somewhat in 2024, with China and the United States losing momentum. Hopes for growth-boosting rate…

Even with Israeli help, Jordan faces water constraints

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JORDAN/ISRAEL

The fatal shooting of two Jordanians by an Israeli security guard in July 2017, and Israel's refusal to cooperate with a Jordanian investigation, caused deep anger in Amman and…

Prospects for the global economy in H2 2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Labour and housing markets are slowing very gradually, but the strength of services is preventing a faster fall in headline inflation. The pass-through effects of interest-rate…

Prospects for the euro-area in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

GDP contracted by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in July-September, according to updated estimates from Eurostat this month, having grown by 0.2% in the second quarter and not at all in…

African states face widening climate impact challenges

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AFRICA

African climate change strategies.

Romania aims to contain pandemic for December election

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ROMANIA

During January-September, amid restrictions and social distancing, the economy contracted by just 4.6% year-on-year, helped by the resilience of certain sectors and supportive…

Tourism will drive Caribbean economic rebound

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CARIBBEAN

This is down largely to the revival of international tourism following the COVID-19 pandemic. Recovery looks set to continue into 2023, boding well for ongoing revenue and…