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Key Nigerian oil bill finally looks set to pass

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NIGERIA

Although President Muhammadu Buhari’s government recently touted its imminent passage, it has stalled again and will not pass until the first quarter of 2021 at the earliest. With…

Nigeria oil bill will disappoint

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NIGERIA

Discussed since 2008, the bill’s passage comes in response to worsening macroeconomic conditions. These include falling government revenues, declining foreign exchange reserves…

Australia's budget surplus is welcome but fleeting

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AUSTRALIA

Chalmers is already investing much of the surplus in cost-of-living relief for households struggling with high prices and rising interest rates, as well as funding for community…

Canada's national carbon pricing plans face delays

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CANADA

Trudeau has pledged to formulate a new national climate policy to help Canada meet its international commitments to greenhouse gas emission reductions in line with its support of…

Sierra Leone opposition divisions bolster ruling party

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SIERRA LEONE

The APC is struggling to present a united front against the government. President Julius Maada Bio’s administration is seeking to make headway on corruption cases, mining law…

The short-term impact of Canada's budget will be small

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CANADA

The budget keeps the deficit just inside prescribed limits despite an increase in new spending, by stepping up measures to boost revenue. Initiatives designed to target the…

Syrian-Lebanese food shortages will drive instability

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SYRIA/LEBANON

While Lebanon is experiencing what the World Bank dubbed “the worst economic crisis in more than a century”, civil war-torn Syria has been hit by one of the most severe droughts…

Nigeria's marginal oil fields will struggle to produce

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NIGERIA

Licenses were delivered to 161 companies to develop marginal fields. These are smaller onshore or shallow water oil blocks left undeveloped or abandoned by international oil…

Conservative 2018 Indonesia budget faces bottlenecks

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INDONESIA

The government’s SME plans are part of the 2018 national budget, which President Joko Widodo presented to the legislature on August 16.

EU will ignore Azerbaijan’s repression of minority

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AZERBAIJAN

The arrests are connected with continuing tensions with Iran, stemming from an attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran in January. They have profound implications for Azerbaijani…