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Cuba vaccine success could open major opportunities

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CUBA

The vaccine is one of four being developed by Cuba, which aims to become a key international vaccine supplier, to enhance the strategic and economic impacts of its health…

EU Green Deal will involve greater state regulation

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EU

European Green Deal.

Lifting COVID-19 measures may hit resilient eastern EU

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EU

Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…

Tehran’s online messaging about Riyadh will evolve

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IRAN

Both events were heralded online by Iran’s state media and by supporters of Tehran’s hard-line government. However, they were largely ignored on the social media accounts of the…

Politics and medical realities may collide in Tanzania

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TANZANIA

Tanzania's COVID-19 policy response.

Insecurity will limit Sahel-coastal West Africa trade

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WEST AFRICA

Most Sahelian states -- Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad -- are landlocked. This geographical reality imposes costs and constrains some economic possibilities. Yet the…

Implementation of Yemeni deal will be slow and partial

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YEMEN

Representatives from the internationally recognised government and the Huthis signed three agreements on December 13 at the end of UN-sponsored talks in Sweden. The most…

COVID-19 to compound Nicaragua’s economic woes

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NICARAGUA

Economic troubles.

Chile COVID-19 success will determine economic impact

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CHILE

It forecasts that although activity will contract this year, growth in 2021 will be stronger than expected before the pandemic.

Belize’s economic recovery will slow

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BELIZE

Both the IMF and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean forecast growth of 2.0% this year, driven by tourism. Tourism accounts indirectly for almost 40% of…