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Israeli settlements will survive boycott efforts

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

Meanwhile, Airbnb, the online vacation-rental service, announced in November it would no longer carry listings by Israeli settlers.

Turkmen media struggle to explain president's absence

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TURKMENISTAN

This week's news reports said to contain same-day footage of the president are meant to dispel persistent rumours that he is dead or incapacitated. The State Security Council met…

Cameroon anglophone crisis may enter new stalemate

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CAMEROON

Biya's rare public address follows a recent boycott called for by separatist groups in the predominantly anglophone Northwest and Southwest regions following the sentencing of…

Equatorial Guinean government clampdown will intensify

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

While officially the dissolution was in response to the November legislative elections, the government is deeply paranoid following an alleged foiled coup against Obiang in late…

Prospects for Central America/Caribbean in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for Central America and the Caribbean in 2018.

Ethiopia restructuring puts bondholders under pressure

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ETHIOPIA

Although a 14-day grace period to make the payment or agree a payment suspension has yet to expire, there is now a high risk that a default is imminent.

Smaller trade surplus will keep ruble low this year

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RUSSIA

Pronounced ruble depreciation this year attests to the efficacy of sanctions in disrupting Russia’s external trade. The weaker ruble has already provoked a spike in household…

Animosities will deepen Japan-South Korea trade spat

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JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA

A lengthy meeting on July 12 failed to resolve the dispute. Tokyo may activate a much wider range of export restrictions later this month, when Seoul will also bring a complaint…

Third COVID wave calls for caution from Erdogan

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TURKEY

Throughout April, new cases have exceeded 40,000 per day. The surge, which followed the easing of containment measures in March, was the third and largest spike in COVID-19 cases…

German-Turkish rift will widen, despite high cost

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TURKEY-GERMANY

He was trying to allay German fears about their prospects in the country. The meeting came after calls from German ministers to German companies and travellers to avoid taking…