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Kuwait faces a deferred liquidity crunch

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KUWAIT

The impact of the pandemic and especially lower oil prices hit the government budget hard, since more than nine-tenths of revenue comes from oil sales. However, the country also…

Tunisia's growing discontent challenges success story

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TUNISIA

The wave of strikes and demonstrations is raising fresh concerns about the slow pace of social and economic reform. Although Tunisia's political transition is often regarded as…

Equatorial Guinea’s fiscal woes are likely to mount

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Equatorial Guinea fiscal challenges

Velez vote will strengthen Colombia’s Petro for now

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COLOMBIA

Velez and her anti-extractive views are broadly unpopular, but the government is unwilling to yield on its conviction that Colombia must wean itself off hydrocarbons. It will…

New government in Guyana will face challenges

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GUYANA

The government has changed hands only once since independence in 1966: in 1992 the People's Progressive Party (PPP), led by Cheddi Jagan, assumed power following 26 years of…

Corruption scandal may aggravate unrest in Haiti

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HAITI

The action follows the November 16 release of a report by the senatorial commission that uncovered a 2-billion-dollar embezzlement scandal surrounding Venezuelan-led oil fund…

National protests put government on notice in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The protests followed smaller pro-government demonstrations on March 13. Rousseff faces growing social discontent, not only over corruption claims linked to the Petrobras…

New Guyana government will face immediate challenges

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GUYANA

His inauguration marks the end of a 19-month political saga that has distracted political attention from Guyana’s pressing economic, political and social challenges. The new…

Juba's intractability prevents South Sudan's recovery

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SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan's war-blighted economy is expected to contract by 3.5% in 2017, compared with 13.8% last year, thanks to modest increases in oil prices. Persistent reports of…

Oil sanctions will not bring rapid change in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

President Nicolas Maduro’s beleaguered government will seek to sidestep sanctions on the Venezuelan oil sector announced by the United States on January 28. Some technical aspects…