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Kenya tax bill may prove an unpopular compromise

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KENYA

With an ambitious development agenda to fund amid mounting debt, and under pressure from the IMF to rationalise revenues, the government aims to increase fiscal space with a set…

Russian income slide will hurt poorest borrowers

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RUSSIA

This will affect consumer borrowing as people become unable to afford new loans or repay old ones, and the housing market may experience a slump. Low-interest loan schemes to stop…

Nigerian political dynamics may foil economic rebound

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NIGERIA

Nigeria's fragile recovery

Nigeria’s Buhari will sustain protectionist course

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NIGERIA

Nigerian economic policy.

Risks are high despite Turkey’s policy 'normalisation'

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TURKEY

With the lira at a record low, the Central Bank continued to tighten monetary policy this week, funding the market through competitive one-month repo tenders at rates of around…

Poor productivity undermines Brazil's economic outlook

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BRAZIL

While the current troubles stem largely from unsuccessful policies adopted in the recent past, Brazil has underperformed since the 1980s. At the root of this situation is the…

Russian leaders will clear obstacles to election win

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RUSSIA

Managing the parliamentary elections to ensure a win for the ruling party.

Purges will hamper South Africa's anti-graft agencies

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SOUTH AFRICA

Dismissals in South Africa's anti-graft agencies.

High corporate debt risks Brazil's post-COVID recovery

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BRAZIL

Small companies have been the most affected. Government programmes have supplied credit but struggled to channel funds to the neediest companies, especially at the beginning of…

South Africa faces uncertain post-election future

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SOUTH AFRICA

A national coalition government may therefore be necessary, although whether this will be between the ANC and several smaller parties, or whether the ANC will need to forge an…