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Next Nigerian president faces major fiscal woes

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NIGERIA

This reflects broader investor concerns over the risk profile of Nigeria’s debt. Ballooning fuel subsidy payments resulting from high oil prices have contributed to these fears…

Global food supply chain sustainability gaps are vast

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INT

This concern appears to be holding up despite the economic and other disruptions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

ESG push will help improve diversity in US companies

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UNITED STATES

Policy, disclosure requirements and stakeholder pressures, particularly from investors, push them in that direction. The exception is diversity and inclusion, which form part of…

Greek crisis will test IMF governance

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INT/GREECE

However, negotiations will go ahead, notwithstanding Fund staff's recent misgivings on Greece's debt sustainability. Broader issues are whether the IMF's role as lender of last…

International green bond market will grow

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INTERNATIONAL

The headwinds had a particularly negative effect on the first quarter, with planned issues put on hold and forecasts for 2022 issuance slashed by ratings agency Moody’s and the…

US corporate duty of care faces reappraisal

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UNITED STATES

With the advent of President Joe Biden's administration, the country's experience with COVID-19 is becoming part of a new debate over whether healthcare should be a public good…

Earthquakes may dent but not halt Turkish tourism boom

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TURKEY

Turkey’s tourism sector, which is an important source of foreign exchange, economic activity and employment, could have a record year in 2023. Foreign visitor arrivals could grow…

Woody biomass for energy use will face rising scrutiny

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INTERNATIONAL

There is an obvious tension between promoting forests to capture carbon and burning wood for energy. Increased demand risks unsustainable indirect changes of land use. However…

Italy's Renzi will face critical tests before year-end

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ITALY

This is a crucial step for the government before year-end, together with long-term banking issues and slowing economic recovery. The European Commission has allowed Italy…

Environmental policies will damage Brazil's trade

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BRAZIL

Bolsonaro's claims have further increased global concerns about the future of the Amazon rainforest, and international ire over his suggestion that NGOs were seeking revenge…