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Inflation could rise again in Russia in 2023

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RUSSIA

Inflation has subsided owing to base effects. War, sanctions, geopolitical isolation and economic restructuring have already undermined population living standards, with poorer…

Georgia vulnerable to external factors despite growth

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GEORGIA

Georgian economic developments.

Cost advantages will boost tourism in Southern Africa

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SOUTHERN AFRICA

Outlook for the tourism sector in Southern Africa.

Loose New Zealand monetary policy may overheat housing

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NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand registered 3.6% year-on-year real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2016, one of the highest among developed economies. This reflects strong domestic and trading…

Very high inflation may be the new normal in Turkey

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TURKEY

As state-owned banks apparently intervene to support the lira, the Treasury and Finance Ministry has proposed issuing domestic bonds with yields linked to the revenues of state…

Prospects for Turkey to end-2022

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PROSPECTS H2 2022

Prospects for Turkey to end-2022.

Terrorism weighs down Tunisia's economic recovery

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TUNISIA

Achieving this goal will require discipline in keeping increases in public sector wages to their projected levels -- no easy task in the face of still-restless labour at a time of…

China’s exports will recover but trade sanctions loom

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CHINA

Chinese exports grew by 7.1% year-on-year in US dollar terms, while imports expanded by 3.5%. The trade gap narrowed to USD39.7bn in February. Export growth was buoyed by rapid…

Sri Lanka will try to manage debt without IMF help

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SRI LANKA

The government nevertheless remains under pressure from domestic critics and external stakeholders because of dwindling foreign exchange (forex) reserves and a growing debt…

Turkish go-it-alone policy raises currency crunch risk

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TURKEY

It has fallen from about 6.50 at end-March and 5.95 at end-2019. There is speculation about a possible balance of payments crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, economic…