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Greece must grow faster to meet primary budget targets

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GREECE

Ahead of the elections, public attention was firmly focused on the state of the economy, particularly budget execution and foreign direct investment (FDI). The issue of social…

Russia's construction boom is likely to moderate

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RUSSIA

The completion of residential housing units reached a post-Soviet record of 110 million square metres. This strong expansion in construction activity was demand-led, stimulated by…

Mexican banks face good year despite slower GDP growth

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MEXICO

The most high-profile news to come out of the sector in 2022 was Citigroup’s decision in January to sell its local retail operations, a process that is still ongoing.

South African banks' profits will wane

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for South Africa's banking sector.

Growth outlook for 2017 improves in Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The economic outlook after first-quarter data.

Turkey’s recovering economy will lack resilience

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TURKEY

Turkey’s economic bounce-back.

Carillion collapse may transform public-private deals

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INTERNATIONAL

Last month Carillion, the United Kingdom’s second-largest construction and outsourcing firm, went into liquidation. It employed 43,000 people and had 2017 revenues of 5.2 billion…

Economic policy will be unpredictable after Turks vote

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TURKEY

The TCMB has responded quickly to a new wave of lira volatility ahead of local elections, forcing banks to borrow at the overnight rate of 25.5% instead of the 24.0% policy rate…

Brazil's bank lending will pick up after sharp decline

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BRAZIL

Outlook for the banking sector.

India could eventually merge two struggling airlines

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INDIA

Difficulties of Jet Airways, Air India and India's aviation sector more widely.