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Digitalisation will divide and drive economic progress

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INTERNATIONAL

Digitalisation and developing economies.

Lifting COVID-19 measures may hit resilient eastern EU

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EU

Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…

Virus second wave will derail Greek budget forecasts

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GREECE

The official baseline is for an 8.2% GDP contraction in 2020, and a 7.5% rebound in 2021. It took into account moderate restrictions on movement in winter 2020/21, but the…

European state intervention will persist beyond COVID

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EU

Building on previous strategies, it will focus on the twin priorities of Europe becoming a global player in the green and digital economies. It may also offer clues concerning the…

East Africa faces growing climate adaptation pressures

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EAST AFRICA

Although all regions are affected, these issues presently appear particularly acute in East Africa, which currently faces some of the worst flooding in its history while still…

Kenya’s president will aim for fiscal consolidation

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KENYA

Nairobi cancelled a bond sale last year; it has 17 months to rebuild its credibility with investors before seeking to refinance a USD2bn Eurobond.

Tech will transform emerging market farm productivity

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INTERNATIONAL

Agritech is addressing some of the long-standing problems of applying traditional agriculture business models to smallholder farmers in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs)…

Middle East police reform will see slow progress

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MIDDLE EAST

Policing in Arab countries.