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Economic realities will trump Angolan oil and gas plan

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ANGOLA

Crucial to the new framework's success will be the ongoing overhaul of state-owned oil company Sonangol, alongside an oil price recovery, as well as politically contentious fuel…

South Africa faces structural reforms commitment tests

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SOUTH AFRICA

That is well above the less than 1% average growth rate over the past eight years but little more than half the IMF’s forecast for global recovery, reflecting South Africa’s…

Exports will drive recovery in Mexico’s auto sector

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MEXICO

The new RVC should benefit North American automotive industry producers, in Mexico’s case underpinning the sector’s recovery from semiconductor shortages and the COVID-19 pandemic.

China will keep treating private firms with disfavour

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CHINA

The NPC Standing Committee that same week expanded the State Secrets Law. Information clampdowns denting business confidence undermine efforts to boost the private sector and…

Angolan privatisation will test Lourenco reform agenda

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ANGOLA

Lourenco’s government launched in August its flagship Privatisation Programme (PROPRIV), with 195 companies and assets set to be either fully or partially sold. With a legal…

Egypt will grow its mining sector

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EGYPT

Egyptian state-owned mining company Shalateen will manage the bid round. Egypt wants to build on the success of earlier rounds for gold exploration that took place in 2020 and…

Brexit risks derailing record UK job market momentum

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UNITED KINGDOM

Brexit and the UK economy.

Prospects for Mexico in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Crime and insecurity continue to worsen, while protests over myriad issues are becoming more common. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) will probably have to forge a…

Concerns over AMLO’s plans will only grow in Mexico

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MEXICO

AMLO's progress.

China will be key to copper prices

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INTERNATIONAL

'Red' metal misses the commodity rally.