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Beirut faces a massive challenge on aid and reform

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LEBANON

The government has drawn up a detailed document setting out the gravity of the country’s economic plight and requesting over 10 billion dollars of additional aid from the IMF and…

Ambitious fiscal reform faces obstacles in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

The plans, presented to Congress on April 15, aim to increase tax revenues by an unprecedented COP23.4tn (USD6.4bn) and make permanent a basic income programme started during the…

Russia's COVID-19 challenge will come outside Moscow

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RUSSIA

Russian health crisis.

Ramaphosa’s government faces social relief dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…

COVID-19 crisis will hurt Africa’s informal sector

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AFRICA

Domestic policies and international aid designed to counter the economic impacts will have only limited reach into informal economies, despite their key role in continental…

Oman's state-society relations may slowly change

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OMAN

Many welcomed the decision, believing it reflected the authorities’ acknowledgement of social realities. The decision also builds on other changes to state-society relations, such…

Prospects for the global economy in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

PROSPECTS 2018: Global economy

Taiwan's new government will upset regional status quo

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TAIWAN

The outlook for Taiwan under the new administration.

US internet funding key but revitalisation needs more

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US

The new funding reopens a debate about technology’s role in revitalising distressed manufacturing communities across the Rust Belt, formerly the US industrial heartland stretching…

Economic progress will be slow to materialise in Sudan

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SUDAN

Economic reform efforts in Sudan.