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Sri Lanka will struggle to manage downgrade fallout

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SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka’s finance ministry responded sharply, describing the move as “hasty” and “erroneous”. Colombo has recently borrowed from its regional partners Delhi and Beijing to help…

Italy’s coalition faces important election tests

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ITALY

This is mostly thanks to the significant decrease in COVID-19 cases in Italy and Rome obtaining relatively low-risk financial support from the EU to reboot the economy. Also…

Draghi's government promises some hope for Italy

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ITALY

Except for the far-right Brothers of Italy (FdI), all the main parties are part of the government, thus giving Draghi significant political support as he prepares to tackle…

US Venezuela sanctions strategy will face pressures

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VENEZUELA/US

US President Joe Biden’s administration is under mounting international and domestic pressure to reverse the decision by the outgoing Trump administration to suspend Venezuela’s…

Political pressure may mount on Canada’s Trudeau

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CANADA

As Canada enters the second half of Trudeau’s government, with a federal election due in October 2019, the Liberal Party’s prospects of a second term in office are fair to good…

European state intervention will persist beyond COVID

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EU

Building on previous strategies, it will focus on the twin priorities of Europe becoming a global player in the green and digital economies. It may also offer clues concerning the…

Singapore will emerge strongly from COVID-19 crisis

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SINGAPORE

In early April, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that he was stepping aside as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s designated successor. The key challenge in foreign…

Kazakhstan hopes proactive crisis spending is enough

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KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan's post-COVID-19 outlook.

COVID-19 will test East African unity

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EAST AFRICA

However, it also faces a crisis moment as the COVID-19 pandemic tests regional bonds, exposes the bloc’s weaknesses and threatens to spill over into a wider regional political…

Jordan’s king will face rising popular pressures

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JORDAN

Former Crown Prince Hamzah was placed under house arrest on April 3, as 20 other people were detained. His release of audio and video material that undermined the official…