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Morocco can get through COVID-19 and drought shocks

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MOROCCO

This follows an earlier downgrade from Fitch. Morocco’s principal exports -- automotive, phosphates and tourism in particular -- are vulnerable to global market volatility…

Turkish parties compete on spending pledges for 2023

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TURKEY

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) are both offering largesse to various social groups…

Iranian environmental efforts face political hurdles

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IRAN

Iran’s environmental crises and political responses.

North Africa will struggle to rein in wheat imports

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NORTH AFRICA

Outlook for North African wheat purchases.

Yemen's north-south economic divide will persist

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YEMEN

Aid commitments are on a downward trajectory. In 2022, donors extended over USD2.2bn in assistance out of a budgeted USD4.27bn. Meanwhile, talks are underway between Saudi Arabia…

Turkey would not benefit from BRICS membership

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TURKEY

Days before the summit, Fidan said Turkey would seek membership of the group, echoing similar statements expressed in the past by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has also…

Egyptian silos will suffer from war in Ukraine

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EGYPT

Russia and Ukraine have supplied up to 85% of Egypt’s wheat imports in recent years. Soaring international prices and supply constraints mean Egypt will have to pay a premium to…

Libya may prioritise rent payments over reconstruction

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LIBYA

The country’s politics have long been dominated by the desire to control the state apparatus, and consequently the distribution of wealth and benefits, rather than by a specific…

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…

Prospects for the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea in 2018-22

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PROSPECTS 2018-22

Prospects for the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea in 2018-22.