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The Gaza war will worsen Jordan’s long-term debt risk

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JORDAN

He was speaking at the signing ceremony for the first USD845mn grant bolstering the national budget, under a new agreement signed this year. The Gaza war has exacerbated concerns…

Jordan’s debt levels are sustainable for the present

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JORDAN

Despite a series of IMF programmes since 1989, public sector debt levels have climbed to worrying heights, driven by deficits on both fiscal and current account accounts. Jordan’s…

Baltic fiscal prudence will return even with low debt

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BALTIC STATES

Monthly output in Estonia started contracting from June. GDP (adjusted) stagnated in the first quarter of 2022, and contracted quarter-on-quarter in the following two quarters…

Risk of Greek euro exit has risen but is still small

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GREECE

The prospects for Greek departure from the euro-area.

Kazakh government will try to moderate oil reliance

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KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakh economic update.

Economic impacts of pandemic will endure in Honduras

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HONDURAS

Hurricanes Eta and Iota, which struck Honduras in quick succession in the first half of November, took a severe toll on the agriculture sector, which accounts for more than 10% of…

Bolivia's growth forecast is overly optimistic

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BOLIVIA

Slowing growth in Bolivia.

Romania hopes to surmount virus’s expected second wave

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ROMANIA

Government measures to support workers and companies seem to have worked. With closer state-corporate dialogue established, surveys and some data give grounds for measured…

Pakistan’s economic woes will intensify

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PAKISTAN

In March, the government unveiled a PKR1.2tn package of fiscal stimulus to help mitigate the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. Pakistan is relying on support from the IMF…