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Low inflation dilemma deepens for central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

Review of central bankers' annual Jackson Hole retreat.

Iraq’s converging crises will set back fiscal reform

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IRAQ

Promised extra food rations have yet to appear, deepening economic pressure on households. Last year’s twin shocks of the pandemic and oil-price collapse contributed to a fiscal…

Ghana's budget proposals likely to prove unfeasible

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GHANA

The government plans to increase government spending to 58.1 billion cedis (12.5 billion dollars), up 13.7% from 2016, while reducing the fiscal deficit to 6.5% of GDP from 8.7…

South African relief plan will not halt further slide

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African relief package.

South-east Asian family firms face tougher competition

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Family firms in South-east Asia.

Policy tweaks will have modest impact in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The decision was taken despite inflation that reached 10.67% last year. It came days after President Dilma Rousseff signed into law the 2016 federal budget, which foresees a GDP…

Economy may suffer as party leaves Slovak government

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SLOVAKIA

Deep rifts have dominated Slovak politics since the four-party coalition’s conception, but disagreements between Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLaNO) and SaS…

Shipbuilding will thwart Russia’s naval modernisation

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RUSSIA

The change of management at OSK signals the Kremlin’s dissatisfaction with the slow pace of Russia’s protracted naval modernisation programme. Vast sums were spent yet only a…

Move towards EU integration may split Central Europe

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EU

EU reform’s likely consequences for the four Central European member states.

Widening imbalances to weigh on Colombia growth

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COLOMBIA

Colombia's economy.