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Real GDP growth will be slower in Georgia in 2015

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GEORGIA

Worsening economic prospects in 2015.

Russian recession will weigh on Armenian economy

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ARMENIA

Multilateral financial institutions have slashed their growth forecasts for 2015, with several expecting Armenia to head into recession this year. With Armenia's main economic…

Factors domestic and foreign will slow Georgia's GDP

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GEORGIA

Georgia's economic slowdown.

Prospects for South Africa in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Yet market sentiment remains sceptical of Pretoria’s ability to deliver on the package, implement steep and politically contentious expenditure cuts and boost growth. Meanwhile, a…

COVID-induced drivers of trade outpacing GDP may stick

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INTERNATIONAL

It sees goods trade declining by 9.2% in 2020, with services trade falling by a steeper 23% from peak to trough, exacerbated by travel restrictions. The decline in domestic…

Russia faces twin hits from COVID-19 and cheap oil

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RUSSIA

The steep fall in global oil prices and rapid spread of COVID-19 have ended hopes of economic revival in 2020. The government has allocated 300 billion rubles (4 billion dollars…

US tariffs will test trade alliances and architecture

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INTERNATIONAL

The USTR will subject 284 more products worth 16 billion dollars to public comment. President Donald Trump is intensifying his efforts to return manufacturing to the United States…

Trade ban may derail Ukraine's modest growth spurt

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UKRAINE

President Petro Poroshenko ordered an official ban on trade with the east on March 15 after a six-week railway blockade halted coal and steel traffic. The breakdown in the complex…

Populist powerbrokers will cut New Zealand migration

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NEW ZEALAND

Both English’s National Party and the main opposition Labour Party are courting the populist New Zealand First party, which is the lynchpin player for either a coalition or a…

Generous EU funds will help Greece through 2021-22

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GREECE/EU

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the agreement as a national success. It enables the New Democracy government to maintain fiscal stimulus over the next two years…