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Saudi Arabia’s investment policy will prove high-risk

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SAUDI ARABIA

The dividend boost will yield additional revenue for Riyadh’s budget. The government owns just over 90% of Aramco’s equity; an additional 8% is controlled by the Public Investment…

Nigeria's development plan will not deliver results

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NIGERIA

The plan aims for 85% funding by private capital, with the balance coming from federal and state governments. It also envisions 5% average annual GDP growth over the period, and…

South African 2020 budget may delay Moody's downgrade

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SOUTH AFRICA

While the measures have been welcomed by investors, they depend on Pretoria reaching a deal with civil servants, whose unions have denounced the government’s plans.

Poor infrastructure will weigh on South African growth

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African infrastructure.

Gulf set for large-scale drawdown of foreign assets

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GULF STATES

Gulf debt and sovereign wealth funds.

Zimbabwe faces uphill task normalising donor relations

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ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe economic outlook.

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…

Nigeria’s infrastructure backlog could worsen

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NIGERIA

Infrastructure shortfalls.

Fiscal crisis will undermine Nigeria's stimulus plan

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NIGERIA

The IMF predicts the economy will shrink by 1.8% during 2016, having contracted 0.4% in the first quarter. The slowdown is hurting revenues: On July 14, budget minister Udoma Udo…

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…