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Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2023.

Jansa will consolidate Slovenia’s rightward shift

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SLOVENIA

Slovenia has a new four-party conservative coalition government, comprising the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), the Modern Centre Party (SMC), the New Slovenia-Christian…

Venezuelan voters vacillate as conditions deteriorate

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VENEZUELA

Both the pro-government Great Patriotic People's Pole (GPP) alliance and the opposition MUD are struggling to maintain unity ahead of the December 6 elections. Against a backdrop…

Prospects for Ukraine to end-2022

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PROSPECTS H2 2022

Prospects for Ukraine to end-2022.

Uganda faces complex COVID-19 challenges

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UGANDA

Uganda's COVID-19 challenges.

Japan will raise defence spending and cut deficits

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JAPAN

The budget is likely to be enacted by the end of the current fiscal year in March 2024. Rapidly increasing military spending reflects drastic changes in Tokyo’s defence policy. On…

Severity of Israel’s downturn hinges on conflict moves

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ISRAEL

Israel’s war with Hamas is taking a growing toll on the economy mainly due to labour shortages. The economy has recovered quickly from previous short wars, but this conflict…

Moscow can afford the war in Ukraine

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RUSSIA

Hopes that sanctions and a sclerotic economy will hinder Russia’s war effort are likely to prove misplaced. Careful management of the budget and healthy oil revenues mean that the…

Prospects for Colombia in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Prospects for Colombia in 2022.

Angola's renewed China dependence will bring more pain

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ANGOLA

However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…