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Egypt's economy will stand on firmer ground

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EGYPT

Its actions included floating the currency, which triggered a major devaluation, and a 600-basis point increase in its benchmark interest rate to 27.75%. Meanwhile, the government…

Bailout policies will raise Greek taxpayer's burden

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GREECE

Tax arrears are expected to rise to 95 billion euros (106 billion dollars) by year-end following the introduction of new taxes. An ever-rising tax burden is encouraging evasion…

Greek economy could slip into recession again

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GREECE

Greece’s stagnating economy.

Draft budget will increase Greek taxpayers' burden

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GREECE

Clearing state arrears to the private sector depends on the quartet of international creditors' timely disbursement of financial assistance tranches. The finance ministry is in…

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…