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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…

Few anti-poverty efforts likely in Mexico pre-election

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MEXICO

Poverty.

Fiscal crisis will undermine Suriname's new president

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SURINAME

Barely four months into President Chandrikapersad Santokhi’s presidency, the scale of the fiscal crisis facing Suriname has forced him to introduce unpopular fiscal austerity…

COVID-19 and oil shocks raise Gulf recession risks

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GULF STATES

Lower oil and gas revenues are the major transmission channel of the global crisis to regional economies, but tourism, financial and professional services are also taking a major…

Colombia set for disappointing trade figures in 2020

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COLOMBIA

Colombia trade.

Belarus president sets election date despite COVID-19

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BELARUS

President Alexander Lukashenka's policy of downplaying the growing epidemic is unpopular but he is determined to win re-election, even bringing the ballot date forward by three…

Politically divided Iraq faces a massive economic hit

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IRAQ

The economic and social impact of COVID-19 -- and especially the crushing effect on global oil markets -- comes amid worsening US-Iran tensions. Internally, political deadlock and…

Riyadh’s G20 lead will struggle over oil and COVID-19

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SAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI ARABIA: G20 lead will stall on oil and COVID-19

International intervention will aid Venezuela's Maduro

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VENEZUELA

Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled President Nicolas Maduro to stabilise his domestic position. The government is leveraging humanitarian needs to bypass US…

Russia threat exposes Europe’s infrastructure risks

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EU

Critical infrastructure is an attractive target, given the difficulty of attributing such attacks and the lack of immediate fatalities, which reduces the likelihood of escalation…