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Moldova's economic and banking crisis could grow

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MOLDOVA

Moldova's weak economy is currently embroiled in the midst of a banking crisis which has seen 1 billion dollars go missing from three of the nation's biggest banks. In total, this…

Rapid recovery will prove elusive in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The primary surplus (0.6% of GDP) was driven by a 35% real fall in primary spending, which offset a recession-induced 4.5% drop in revenues. Month-on-month inflation has also…

Market stronger than price lift for West African cocoa

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WEST AFRICA

The 2020 introduction of the Living Income Differential (LID) -- a USD400 per tonne premium on all cocoa sales from Ghana and Ivory Coast -- aimed at improving the circumstances…

Animal health scare mars Paraguay agriculture outlook

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PARAGUAY

Outlook for the agriculture sector.

Inflation adds to Brazil’s multiple economic woes

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BRAZIL

This is close to the ceiling of the target band of 2.25-5.25% set for this year. In response, the Central Bank last week raised its benchmark interest rate from a record low of…

Pandemic to push sustainability in fashion sector

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INT

The crisis has also increased pressure on the sector to act more responsibly, socially and environmentally.

Colombia palm oil outlook is mixed

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COLOMBIA

Palm oil and diaplacement

Fiscal questions cloud Costa Rica’s economic outlook

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COSTA RICA

Such unity proved elusive for former President Luis Guillermo Solis, for whom fiscal reform in particular caused legislative gridlock. Alvarado inherits an economy that is showing…

Drought and rain risks will persist for Russian farms

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RUSSIA

The impact of excess rain in some farming regions and drought in others has been compounded by grain export tariffs introduced to control domestic food prices. That, and lack of…