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China COVID-19 outbreak will weaken Xi

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CHINA

The political impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

Kazakh government realistic on oil and COVID-19 shocks

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KAZAKHSTAN

In response to the new macroeconomic realities, the government put on hold the fiscal consolidation plans it announced earlier and allocated 4.4 trillion tenge (10.1 billion…

Russia's grand development plan goes ahead amid delays

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RUSSIA

The budget allocates substantial funds to the National Projects, a sweeping development programme unveiled in 2018 and rescheduled in July this year. Despite the renewed focus on…

Yemen’s humanitarian crisis will worsen

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YEMEN

The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening the existing humanitarian crisis. Already 17 million of Yemen's 30 million people are living at an emergency level of food…

Changing US attitudes to federalism prioritise states

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UNITED STATES

Once considered the means by which US states could act as ‘laboratories of democracy’ that find new ways to improve governance, the recent construction of federalism as…

Congo’s budget programme is likely to disappoint

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CONGO-KINSHASA

At a reported 10 billion dollars, the proposal would represent a massive increase on 2019’s budget of approximately 6.3 billion dollars, and even on the government’s original…

Reform deficit risks middle-income trap for Indonesia

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INDONESIA

Economic prospects.

Pandemic deepens long-term risks to US women workers

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UNITED STATES

Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…

UK premier’s survival is increasingly in doubt

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UNITED KINGDOM

Kwarteng has been replaced by Jeremy Hunt, who is from a different wing of the party compared to those in cabinet. Over the coming weeks Truss faces the very difficult task of…

Kenya’s IMF programme will help close financing gap

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KENYA

Facing a worsening fiscal situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic but reluctant to participate in G20 debt restructuring, Kenya arguably had few other options than to apply for new…