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Iran’s state can manage intensified new-model protests

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IRAN

In November, farmers gathered in Isfahan to complain about water scarcity. Teachers, miners, pensioners and municipal workers have also protested in recent months against a…

Dialogue failure risks new conflicts in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Venezuela has welcomed OPEC's agreement to the first oil production cut since 2008 but this fillip was offset by a 67% fall in the black market value of the bolivar in November -…

Recession increases risks to Russian leadership

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RUSSIA

Recovery will be slower in 2017 than previously estimated, at 0.9% instead of 1.7%, the bank said. The low price of oil is the main burden on the flagging Russian economy…

Pandemic to worsen recession and instability in Haiti

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HAITI

World Bank and IMF financial support totalling USD142mn, in the form of grants and zero-interest loans, will help partially to cover increasing external and fiscal financing gaps…

Liberia's Weah will struggle to stifle dissent

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LIBERIA

The president’s utterances mark a shift from his previous calls for a roundtable dialogue with opposition protest leaders, who on June 7 organised the largest mass protest since…

Tax shifts may mar agriculture outlook in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

High export taxes on the soya complex have encouraged farmers to shift to corn. Rising export earnings will help to strengthen international reserves and tax revenues. Argentina’s…

Post-Karimov Uzbekistan lacks forces for change

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UZBEKISTAN

Karimov's death leaves a void since governance stemmed from him and his ability to coerce and manage Uzbekistan's regional groupings and key political and business players. The…

Prospects for Iran to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for Iran to end-2018.

Economic crisis will drive Cuban diplomatic priorities

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CUBA

In an attempt to quell popular anger over soaring prices, Havana has imposed price caps on the private sector for six basic consumer goods. This may help fight inflation somewhat…

South Africa’s Zuma could face early exit

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SOUTH AFRICA

The news prompted a sharp drop in the value of the rand, its largest one-week fall against the dollar since 2015 and the previous sacking of a finance minister. Zuma’s decision…