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Maltese elite will continue with dubious growth model

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MALTA

Malta is one of several EU member states recently involved in allegations of money laundering. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is under pressure, not least in the European…

Nigeria’s 2020 budget plans could prove impossible

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NIGERIA

Nigeria's 2020 budget.

Lebanon’s Central Bank governor will be replaced

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LEBANON

Salameh, along with his brother Raja, is under investigation in Lebanon and Europe for alleged financial irregularities following Lebanon’s 2019 economic collapse. The economy…

Ukraine war impedes crackdown on crypto cybercrime

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INTERNATIONAL

There were signs of possible progress in 2021, and even some cooperation from Moscow -- REvil ransomware gang members were arrested in early 2022. However, that cooperation has…

Prospects for Mexico and Central America in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for Mexico and Central America in 2017.

Even if politicians deal, Lebanon faces a bleak future

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LEBANON

The audit and wider structural economic reforms are preconditions for urgently needed foreign aid. Economic conditions in Lebanon are still worsening, with power cuts, food…

Myanmar junta may weaken but will not make concessions

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MYANMAR

ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ plan to ease the fallout from the 2021 coup shows no signs of making progress, and Cambodia -- the group’s 2022 chair -- has stopped advocating…

Prospects for Turkey in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Fiscal and monetary stimuli and a policy-induced credit boom have combined with the broad normalisation of social life to contain COVID-19's impact on economic output. However…

Crisis spillover fears may drive Venezuela dialogue

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VENEZUELA

This follows preliminary talks and the establishing of a six-country group of friends to support a persistently frustrated negotiation process. While worsening an already dire…

Moldova's economic and banking crisis could grow

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MOLDOVA

Moldova's weak economy is currently embroiled in the midst of a banking crisis which has seen 1 billion dollars go missing from three of the nation's biggest banks. In total, this…