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Price pressures on Croatia’s property market may ease

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CROATIA

This was higher than the annual rates recorded during the pre-2008 boom, and comfortably above 2022 inflation. Property prices are rising because of a combination of low interest…

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…

Prospects for emerging economies to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for emerging economies to end-2016.

Egypt weathers COVID-19 blow but debt risks loom large

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EGYPT

The IMF praised Egypt’s “resilience” to the COVID-19 shock and encouraged Cairo to maintain its focus on fiscal consolidation while broadening structural reforms -- mainly to ease…

Virus impact will make Bulgaria keener to adopt euro

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BULGARIA

The country’s successful two-month lockdown ended on May 13. Bulgaria has raised its debt ceiling fivefold for this year and plans to sell debt on international markets…

Creditors will seek geopolitical gains in debt talks

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INTERNATIONAL

Whereas developed economies and China have benefited from USD9tn in fiscal stimulus and USD5tn in liquidity, EMs have less scope because they cannot issue local-currency debt…

Pandemic to worsen recession and instability in Haiti

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HAITI

World Bank and IMF financial support totalling USD142mn, in the form of grants and zero-interest loans, will help partially to cover increasing external and fiscal financing gaps…

Economic crisis will drive Cuban diplomatic priorities

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CUBA

In an attempt to quell popular anger over soaring prices, Havana has imposed price caps on the private sector for six basic consumer goods. This may help fight inflation somewhat…

Economic woes will dampen investor confidence in Laos

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LAOS

Issues such as soaring inflation, currency depreciation and debt repayment problems are having a major impact on the economy. The World Bank estimates that GDP grew by 3.7% in…

Sri Lanka will struggle to manage downgrade fallout

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SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka’s finance ministry responded sharply, describing the move as “hasty” and “erroneous”. Colombo has recently borrowed from its regional partners Delhi and Beijing to help…