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Turkey’s economic policies could change after election

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TURKEY

The Joint Policies Agreement (JPA) issued by the NA in January promises to end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unorthodox monetary policies that have worried international…

COVID-19 may give Lebanon’s premier a short-term boost

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LEBANON

This came shortly after Prime Minister Hassan Diab addressed the nation, promising a 1.2-trillion-Lebanese pound (400-million-dollar) stimulus plan -- although it was unclear how…

Sanctions hurt North Korea, but Kim’s grip is strong

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NORTH KOREA

North Korea's worsening economic situation.

Amman will quietly boost cooperation with Damascus

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JORDAN/SYRIA

The US-Russian-Jordanian July 9 agreement on a ceasefire in southern Syria has achieved calm in the area for now. The southernmost ‘de-escalation zone’ on the Syria-Jordan border…

Benin’s Talon is poised to secure re-election in 2021

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BENIN

He has said that he will announce next month whether he will contest the April 2021 presidential election. On the economic front, Talon’s first term has been very successful, but…

Prospects for China to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Relations with the United States reached a low point after a Chinese-owned balloon was detected in US airspace, but high-level contact resumed this month with a visit to Beijing…

Iran’s hopes of swift economic recovery will be dashed

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IRAN

His government is in an impasse with the conservative parliament over the draft budget for the new fiscal year beginning on March 21. Rouhani needs the US sanctions to be lifted…

Zambia debt crisis faces imminent tipping point

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ZAMBIA

President Edgar Lungu and his Patriotic Front (PF) government are increasingly struggling to mobilise resources to meet repayments amid continued high public spending. Meanwhile…