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Dominican Republic growth to slow but remain robust

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The Dominican Republic economy.

Lower rates will return, amplify and raise challenges

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INTERNATIONAL

The identification of the impact of wars and pandemics on interest rates has been difficult for lack of data. Recent research efforts have overcome this. Pandemics tend to push…

EU green finance objectives are likely to fall short

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EU

An EU-wide framework that will help investors to differentiate between what the EU views as sustainable and unsustainable activities, it is an important pillar for the…

Opportunity opens for new Greek government bond issues

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GREECE

Greek debt’s improving attractiveness.

Prospects for Nigeria to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

This has increased pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to fast-track reforms amid worsening unemployment and inequality. Meanwhile, ongoing security crises…

Airline troubles portend deeper Nigeria forex woes

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NIGERIA

This follows the fallout from an August 18 decision by Emirates Airlines -- and subsequently others -- to suspend operations in Nigeria due to their inability to repatriate an…

Justice system and corruption dog Bulgaria’s euro bid

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BULGARIA

Bulgaria must also join the European Banking Union (EBU) as part of its Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) II bid, in order to alleviate concerns over institutional governance…

Prospects for Brazil to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Despite these positive signals, governance and effective policy-making could prove challenging in other areas.

Scottish government launches fresh independence push

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UNITED KINGDOM

Scottish independence drive.

Rising African debt to backfire on unwise issuers

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AFRICA

This typifies a growing debt problem facing Sub-Saharan African (SSA) states borrowing in dollars: as local currencies depreciate on softening commodity prices, repayment costs…