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COVID-19 crisis will hurt Africa’s informal sector

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AFRICA

Domestic policies and international aid designed to counter the economic impacts will have only limited reach into informal economies, despite their key role in continental…

COVID-19 crisis will interrupt Dominican GDP growth

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The Dominican Republic and COVID-19.

Russian Communists will campaign hard in Duma election

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RUSSIA

The Russian Communist Party's more robust election campaign

Bangladesh economy will ride out pandemic crisis

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BANGLADESH

In late May, it approved a three-month, USD200mn currency swap with Sri Lanka to help ease Colombo’s foreign exchange woes. The move underscores its growing economic strength…

Guatemala attorney general decision raises concerns

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GUATEMALA

This decision was highly controversial, given repeated allegations that Porras had sought to use her position to halt or divert anti-corruption investigations. Her re-appointment…

Ramaphosa’s government faces social relief dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…

Cambodia’s Hun Manet will prioritise economy

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CAMBODIA

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) -- led by former premier Hun Sen, Hun Manet’s father -- won 120 out of 125 seats in the National Assembly, the lower house, in last July’s…

Both growth and hardship set to endure in Guatemala

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GUATEMALA

The country’s poverty rate stood at 52.4% in 2020 according to the World Bank, a 5-percentage-point increase on the level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Bank…

COVID-19 raises multiple threats for Colombia

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COLOMBIA

COVID-19 challenge.