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Gulf set for large-scale drawdown of foreign assets

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GULF STATES

Gulf debt and sovereign wealth funds.

Russia strips dollars from sovereign wealth fund

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RUSSIA

Russia's sovereign welfare fund will eliminate all its dollar holdings this month. The announcement was timed less than two weeks before Putin's June 16 summit with US President…

Venezuela's Maduro on the back foot as crisis mounts

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VENEZUELA

Pressure on Caracas has intensified over recent weeks, elevating expectations that President Nicolas Maduro will be forced to stand down well ahead of the December 2018…

EU sanctions on Belarus exports raise default risk

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BELARUS

Western sanctions imposed for Belarus's complicity in the Russian invasion of Ukraine have isolated the country. Much of its export trade is reduced or cut off entirely.

IMF will drip-feed funding to drive Ukraine reforms

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UKRAINE

IMF conditionality as a driver for Ukrainian reforms

Turkmenistan seeks Russia-China alternatives

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TURKMENISTAN

Turkmenistan's international relations.

New SDRs may bypass Africa's growth engines

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AFRICA

However, due to the Fund's outdated quota calculations, underperforming states would benefit the most, while Africa's most dynamic economies would see limited gains.

China will play increasing economic role in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

Bilateral relations with China have grown significantly in the last 20 years, with China's role now similar to that of the United Kingdom in the late 19th century: it holds key…

Fed hike will hit South-east Asian liquidity and debt

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Implications of a US rates hike for South-east Asian economies.

Uzbek privatisations will underpin reform ambitions

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UZBEKISTAN

The decree reflects President Shavqat Mirzioyev's committment to an economic reform process -- a major task in the face of structural and institutional rigidity. Economic change…