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New railway’s early days give Laos cause for optimism

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LAOS

While concerns remain that the project will worsen its external debt position, demand to use the line is strong, even though there are currently no onward services for passengers…

Vietnam is well placed to keep COVID-19 threat at bay

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VIETNAM

Vietnam's handling of COVID-19.

Central America’s coffee sector faces major challenges

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Coffee is an important cash crop for small farmers across the region, providing valuable income for millions of families. Coffee farms are economic engines in rural areas…

Home brew could stabilise East African coffee and tea

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EAST AFRICA

Coffee and tea farmers across the region face challenges, with knock-on impacts for the wider economies. The national development plans of most East African governments emphasise…

Yemen’s humanitarian crisis will worsen

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YEMEN

The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening the existing humanitarian crisis. Already 17 million of Yemen's 30 million people are living at an emergency level of food…

India will not revive vaccine shipments until 2022

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INDIA

India suspended its ‘vaccine diplomacy’ in April, choosing to prioritise shots for its own population, as it came under pressure from a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections…

Prospects for India to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

Prospects H2 2021: India

MERS deepens economic gloom in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

Economic growth in 2015 has been slower than forecast, with exports slowing and domestic demand weak. Now the outbreak of MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) that began on May…

China’s ‘Two Meetings’ set out new policy goals

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CHINA

A new Hong Kong anti-sedition law and unprecedented omission of a GDP growth target overshadowed other important policy developments.

Coronavirus may cut global growth to 2% in early 2020

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INTERNATIONAL

Economic impact of the coronavirus.