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Draft budget will increase Greek taxpayers' burden

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GREECE

Clearing state arrears to the private sector depends on the quartet of international creditors' timely disbursement of financial assistance tranches. The finance ministry is in…

IMF deal would boost Angola's longer-term prospects

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ANGOLA

The trend is symptomatic of flagging economic conditions, which have led the authorities to seek IMF assistance. The programme would likely place stronger emphasis on economic…

Sanctions evasion across Central Asia will continue

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CENTRAL ASIA

In early June, the United States sanctioned three entities -- one Kazakh and two Kyrgyz -- for procuring industrial goods and equipment for Russia’s ultimate benefit, violating US…

China's data export rules create new risks

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CHINA

This is the latest step in China's rapidly expanding data protection regime, building on the Data Security Law which took effect in September and the Personal Information…

Russia can expect only limited GDP growth

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RUSSIA

First-quarter GDP data show that the economy is stabilising after two years of recession. Obstacles to continued growth emerged before either the Ukraine crisis or the fall in…

Peru coca cultivation will shift to more remote areas

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PERU

However, official sources suggest that production is increasingly focused in areas of the Amazon where it is encouraging deforestation as well as encroaching on indigenous land…

Helping farmers only partly eases India’s rural crisis

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INDIA

A key factor in the sharp fall is decreasing consumption, especially in rural areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought to raise farmer…

Hungary’s investment appeal could weaken

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HUNGARY

The erosion of the rule of law and systemic corruption have not had a substantial impact on capital attraction. Despite occasional anti-capitalist rhetoric and measures to expel…

Reflation trade benefits Central Europe’s currencies

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The outlook for the koruna, forint, zloty and leu.

Trade ban may derail Ukraine's modest growth spurt

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UKRAINE

President Petro Poroshenko ordered an official ban on trade with the east on March 15 after a six-week railway blockade halted coal and steel traffic. The breakdown in the complex…