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Baltic fiscal prudence will return even with low debt

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BALTIC STATES

Monthly output in Estonia started contracting from June. GDP (adjusted) stagnated in the first quarter of 2022, and contracted quarter-on-quarter in the following two quarters…

Tourism drive will marginally help the Saudi economy

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi tourism expansion plans.

Ireland will look to expand its international reach

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IRELAND

Ireland's foreign policy.

Oman’s new sultan faces a difficult balancing act

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OMAN

Oman was unique among Arab monarchies in that Qaboos refused to name an heir during his lifetime, creating uncertainty. Not necessarily the obvious candidate, Sultan Haitham’s…

COVID-19 crisis will test Ghanaian fiscal discipline

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GHANA

Ghanaian economic shocks.

Central Europe's universities will fall further behind

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EUROPE

Higher education in Central-Eastern Europe.

Tourism to drive Belize economic growth amid slowdown

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BELIZE

Real GDP surged by 15% in 2021 and 12% in 2022, then by 4% in 2023. With inflation easing, risks of social instability have probably fallen over the past year, but growth looks…

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro faces an uncertain future

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BRAZIL

The situation epitomises the chronically dysfunctional politics of the city and Rio state, of which it is the capital. In recent decades, Rio has plunged into profound economic…

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…