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Egypt's budget sets ambitious revenue targets

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EGYPT

The budget envisages an overall deficit of 7% of GDP, revised upwards from an earlier draft because of the effects of devaluation and higher interest rates on public debt…

Saudi economic reform will be gradual

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SAUDI ARABIA

The government has recently taken some modest steps to rein in the budget deficit, including cuts in energy subsidies, and has promised to improve disclosure of its fiscal…

IMF will worry about Cairo's debt burden later

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EGYPT

The review will take into account the effects of measures taken thus far, in particular the flotation of the Egyptian pound, and will assess the government’s budget for the…

Public spending will drive growth in Romania

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ROMANIA

Investment in infrastructure has offered opportunities for economic expansion despite shrinking exports, weak consumption, inflation and high interest rates. Romania’s positive…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

However, supply is struggling to keep pace with demand, and dislocation effects plus shortages of some critical goods and workers are raising prices. GDP growth forecasts for 2021…

Zimbabwe's economic plans unlikely to prompt recovery

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ZIMBABWE

The 2017 budget.

Ukrainian cabinet faces tough economic conditions

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UKRAINE

The economic challenges facing the Ukrainian government.

2023 will test East European V4 economies’ resilience

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EASTERN EUROPE

Economic hardship may be increasing support for populism and far-right politics, especially in the more vulnerable Slovakia and Hungary. Proximity to the war, including spending…

Hungary must make real changes to unlock EU funds

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HUNGARY/EU

The first triggering of the EU’s rule-of-law mechanism and the possibility of losing billions of euros as Hungary teeters on the brink of recession have put the government under…

Political crisis crimps urgent reform hopes in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Mounting political and economic crisis.