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Sudan’s exchange rate reform opens path to debt relief

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SUDAN

The move opens the door to expanded international aid and debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, but at the cost of increased economic pressures…

Policy concerns will keep Turkish lira under strain

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TURKEY

Mounting concerns that a faster-than-expected global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will spur inflation, forcing the leading central banks to signal an…

Third COVID wave calls for caution from Erdogan

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TURKEY

Throughout April, new cases have exceeded 40,000 per day. The surge, which followed the easing of containment measures in March, was the third and largest spike in COVID-19 cases…

IMF will worry about Cairo's debt burden later

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EGYPT

The review will take into account the effects of measures taken thus far, in particular the flotation of the Egyptian pound, and will assess the government’s budget for the…

Future Azerbaijani growth will be lower than before

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AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan's January-June contraction.

Swiss economy faces challenges after SNB move

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SWITZERLAND

Prospects for the Swiss economy after the SNB move.

Prospects for the global economy to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

However, supply is struggling to keep pace with demand, and dislocation effects plus shortages of some critical goods and workers are raising prices. GDP growth forecasts for 2021…

Central banks have a key role in greening the economy

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INTERNATIONAL

It will not be easy to reconcile new tasks with traditional price-stability mandates. Moreover, it is not clear what data banks should use to measure progress, while a green…

US Fed policy focuses on 'rational inattention'

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UNITED STATES

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in late August that it is important to change the way people consider inflation, noting that when inflation is high, people and firms incorporate it…

COVID-19 crisis will interrupt Dominican GDP growth

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The Dominican Republic and COVID-19.