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Tougher times for New Zealand farmers are ahead

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NEW ZEALAND

The impact on New Zealand's farmers of changing environmental policies.

Small-business lending will suffer under US bank rules

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UNITED STATES

Community and regional banks were never the primary target of post-financial crisis reforms, but have been affected by the knock-on effects of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street…

Ukraine hopes new 2016 budget will restart IMF lending

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UKRAINE

Ukraine tax and budget.

IMF deal will bring little relief in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The new agreement envisages a primary surplus of 2% of GDP, a zero general deficit and reserves accumulation of USD10bn; it includes no new funding. However, the widening gap…

US Congress will roll back post-2008 bank regulation

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UNITED STATES

The Senate’s bill would dilute the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which tightened US financial and banking regulations in response to the 2007-08 financial crisis and subsequent recession.

Brexit will bring instability to Northern Ireland

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UK/IRELAND

The collapse of Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive on January 16, coupled with the prospect of a policed border after Brexit (for the first time since 2005), removes two…

Farm protests may destabilise Paraguay elections

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PARAGUAY

The impact of farm protests in Paraguay.

Helping farmers only partly eases India’s rural crisis

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INDIA

A key factor in the sharp fall is decreasing consumption, especially in rural areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought to raise farmer…

Kenya bank woes belie strong 2016 growth prospects

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KENYA

However, Kenya's wider economic prospects are buoyant, underlined by the IMF's robust 6.0% GDP growth forecast for 2016 and 6.1% in 2017.

Ukraine and Belarus seek loans to ride out COVID-19

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BELARUS/UKRAINE

Both governments hope to benefit from IMF and EU emergency funding through the COVID-19 crisis. In addition, Ukraine is still working on persuading the IMF that it deserves a…