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Poll controversy hurts Sri Lankan government

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SRI LANKA

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) confirmed on February 24 that the polls would not be held on March 9 as planned. A day earlier, President Ranil Wickremesinghe claimed…

Fractious Greek coalition may last a year

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GREECE

The Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) won the early general election on January 25 and formed a coalition government with a nationalist right-wing party, Independent Greeks…

Wickremesinghe’s position grows stronger in Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who promised to deliver the amendment, assumed office in July amid a wave of protests that forced his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. As…

South African budget plans may prove too ambitious

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, the MTBPS relies even more heavily on getting powerful public-sector unions to agree to unprecedented wage freezes over the next three years, putting its credibility in…

US House Dems will push new policy agenda

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UNITED STATES

This follows the 116th Congress’s swearing-in on January 3, heralding a Democratic House majority and Nancy Pelosi's second term as House speaker. It also follows the January 4…

EU agreement will increase concerns about Italian debt

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ITALY/EU

EU-Italy tension.

Angola's renewed China dependence will bring more pain

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ANGOLA

However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…

Zambia faces default despite bondholders’ reprieve

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ZAMBIA

However, rather than reject Lusaka's proposal, a group of creditors abstained from the vote, forcing an adjournment until November 13. That date coincides with the end of Zambia’s…

Angola's ruling party plans stable succession

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ANGOLA

Outlook for the presidential succession.

Crisis will cut profits, add risks for Turkish banks

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TURKEY

It was a bid to stabilise the lira. Bank deposit and credit rates have already risen sharply, and credit growth has virtually halted. As Turkey’s economic crisis takes hold, the…