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Cryptocurrency regulation in South Asia is diverging

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SOUTH ASIA

Regulators worldwide are concerned about the impact of cryptos on systemic financial and political risks, yet progress on policy frameworks has been slow and the stance has…

Gaza Palestinians face crisis at best; war at worst

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PALESTINIANS

Hospital staff have not been paid for five months, reflecting rising economic constraints in Gaza, which is controlled by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. An October 2017…

New dynamics boost Somali security operation’s outlook

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SOMALIA

Somalia has been prosecuting a major offensive against al-Shabaab since last August, which has gained significant momentum as an emerging set of new dynamics, most notably the…

Prospects for Pakistan in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Meanwhile, ethnic insurgents and the Pakistani Taliban Movement (TTP) pose a growing threat to internal security. Pakistan is trying to support peace talks in neighbouring…

Burkina Faso’s Kabore will grapple with diverse crises

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BURKINA FASO

It retains the same prime minister and about half the previous members, but also features a notable addition -- former opposition leader Zephirin Diabre, who heads up a new…

Sri Lanka government faces rising pressures

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SRI LANKA

The bailout’s second tranche cannot be released until the review is complete. Separately, the government is battling accusations that it is protecting individuals who helped…

Mozambican truce unlikely to prompt long-term solution

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MOZAMBIQUE

The news followed days after the leader of the opposition Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO), Afonso Dhlakama, told AFP that the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO…

Watchdog listing worsens Pakistan’s pandemic fallout

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PAKISTAN

At a plenary meeting in October, the FATF urged Islamabad to complete a remedial action plan by February 2021. Previous threats to relegate Pakistan to a ‘blacklist’, which would…

Prospects for Nigeria in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

These shocks will sustain already heightened reform pressures on the government during a period of diminishing public revenue. Security crises across various states and regions…

Syria will struggle more than Iraq with reconstruction

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IRAQ/SYRIA

Iraq and Syria -- neighbours with many economic, political and social connections -- have both been subject to years of destructive armed conflict. They are now looking to…