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Active investment funds face rising pressure

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INTERNATIONAL

Passive and active fund management.

Riyadh will liquidate assets faster than Gulf peers

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SAUDI ARABIA/GULF STATES

Prospects for Gulf Arab sovereign wealth funds.

Ethiopia's forex crunch will aggravate reform pressure

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ETHIOPIA

The government hopes this plan will above all inject fresh foreign currency into the cash-starved economy. Recently, it has had to manage its dwindling foreign exchange (forex…

EU green ambitions are strongly reflected in budget

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EU

Overall, some 30% of the budget will involve climate-related spending. One of the key reforms concerns the EU’s own resources mechanism to finance spending, with plans to…

Dominican Republic on track for a robust recovery

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

In comparison with 2019 output figures, the 2021 GDP increase amounts to 4.7%, reflecting a real reactivation of the economy rather than merely a statistical rebound, as seen in…

Post-virus downturn could hurt Hungary’s government

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HUNGARY

The pandemic has strengthened Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s position in the short term. However, the government has done little on the economic front; a conservative stimulus…

Turkey’s stock market is set to be highly volatile

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TURKEY

Local investors have used Turkey’s stock market as a hedge against the country’s runaway inflation and government attempts to 'lira-ise' the economy. The market's strong…

Brazil lending will rise this year as growth improves

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BRAZIL

Despite sluggish growth, Latin America’s largest financial system saw a return to loan expansion in 2018 after two consecutive years of year-on-year declines.

Risks to the recovering Ukrainian economy will rise

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UKRAINE

The economy has recovered somewhat from the one-third contraction in 2022 caused by Russia's invasion. Government spending, mainly on defence, dominates but agriculture has…

Panama faces major fiscal and external challenges

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PANAMA

Partial or complete lockdowns are taking a heavy toll on activity, with a pronounced impact on construction (down 70.5%), manufacturing (down 29.5%), hotels and restaurants (down…