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Mali's junta will seek to increase revenue from mining

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MALI

The code allows the state to take up to a 30% stake in new projects, a substantial increase over the 20% stake allowed under the previous (2019) code. The revised legislation aims…

Obstacles to US tax reform could curb Biden’s spending

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UNITED STATES

With Congress in the legislative endgame over President Joe Biden's proposed USD4tn spending on infrastructure, education, research and clean energy, changes to the US tax code to…

Biden’s draft spending plan will inspire US tax reform

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UNITED STATES

White House efforts to hike corporate tax and the rate paid by individuals with annual incomes over USD400,000 have stalled. In their place, bills have been put forward to tax…

Inflation and inequality to pressure Cuban government

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CUBA

Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…

Social credit will affect foreign firms in China

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CHINA

China's corporate social credit system.

Croatia will watch whether euro adoption raises prices

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CROATIA

After implementing its anti-inflationary stabilisation programme in 1993, Croatia recorded stable and modest inflation rates. That changed in 2022, when inflation accelerated…

Greek debt deal may split Syriza leading to elections

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GREECE

After months of trying to abide by its election promises to end six years of austerity, the Syriza-led coalition government has capitulated to creditor demands and proposed 8…

Intra-elite rivalries shape Algerian economic policies

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ALGERIA

The statement comes against a move by Bouteflika to undercut an effort by Ouyahia to promote privatisation as part of a strategy for dealing with the sharp fall in oil and gas…

Iraq’s new premier will take drastic economic steps

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IRAQ

This follows a long vacuum after popular protests forced the resignation of Adel Abdel-Mahdi in November, and two earlier nominees failed to be confirmed. Kadhimi’s appointment…

Belarus will resist Russian embrace despite weakness

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BELARUS/RUSSIA

High-level negotiations have failed to produce an agreement on the price Belarus pays for oil, and it is increasingly apparent that Moscow is leveraging the issue to force Minsk…