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Nigeria Eurobonds will ease short-term budget pressure

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NIGERIA

This comes a month after the National Assembly approved an external borrowing plan of USD6.2bn in August. Also, the IMF has approved the allocation of USD3.35bn in Special Drawing…

Romania hopes to surmount virus’s expected second wave

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ROMANIA

Government measures to support workers and companies seem to have worked. With closer state-corporate dialogue established, surveys and some data give grounds for measured…

China could help Malaysia meet spending needs

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MALAYSIA

The government will probably create an off-budget 'special purpose vehicle' to manage the lending from the Export-Import Bank of China. Using this mechanism rather than including…

Lobbying will help Russian regions fill fiscal gaps

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RUSSIA

Competition for resources among Russia's regions.

Central-East European banks will weather COVID-19 hit

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EUROPE

Lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 have slowed economic activity. Throughout Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe (CESEE), there were major portfolio outflows in…

Fiscal crisis will undermine Nigeria's stimulus plan

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NIGERIA

The IMF predicts the economy will shrink by 1.8% during 2016, having contracted 0.4% in the first quarter. The slowdown is hurting revenues: On July 14, budget minister Udoma Udo…

Draft budget will increase Greek taxpayers' burden

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GREECE

Clearing state arrears to the private sector depends on the quartet of international creditors' timely disbursement of financial assistance tranches. The finance ministry is in…

Cities, states to drive patchwork tax scene in Africa

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AFRICA

Several major regional cities and states are using new devolved powers or tax innovations to increase their locally generated revenue (LGR), but the results are mixed.

Paraguay's COVID-19 response may lose initial lustre

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PARAGUAY

The impact of COVID-19.

Economic crisis will sustain unrest in Zimbabwe

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ZIMBABWE

Discontent over President Robert Mugabe's mismanagement of the economy is deepening, particularly over high unemployment and severe cash shortages, which have caused the…