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Egypt's economy will stand on firmer ground

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EGYPT

Its actions included floating the currency, which triggered a major devaluation, and a 600-basis point increase in its benchmark interest rate to 27.75%. Meanwhile, the government…

Egypt import controls will not prevent devaluation

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EGYPT

British Airways stopped selling tickets in Egyptian pounds because it could not convert earnings into dollars. At end of February, Egypt's foreign reserves stood 16.53 billion…

Argentine foreign finance fears will rise this year

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ARGENTINA

In 2018 the economic slump and devaluation helped to improve the trade balance by cutting imports. However, the current account deficit reached 5.4% of GDP, up from 4.9% in 2017…

Future Azerbaijani growth will be lower than before

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AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan's January-June contraction.

Jordan’s debt levels are sustainable for the present

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JORDAN

Despite a series of IMF programmes since 1989, public sector debt levels have climbed to worrying heights, driven by deficits on both fiscal and current account accounts. Jordan’s…

Prospects for the United Kingdom in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for the United Kingdom in 2017.

Pakistan's current account pressures may rise

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PAKISTAN

Pakistan's ruling party seeking economic stability.

Prospects for the global economy in the fourth quarter

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PROSPECTS Q4 2015

Prospects for the global economy in the fourth quarter.

Egypt will struggle to manage the electricity sector

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EGYPT

The decision was not officially announced but quickly followed the IMF's completion of the third review of Egypt's loan programme. The gradual removal of subsidies is a key IMF…

Egypt will focus on boosting industrial output

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EGYPT

Stabilisation measures implemented with Gulf assistance this year have created a platform for manufacturing growth. If this can be directed to boost manufactured exports, it would…