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Global debts will be costlier to pay off in 2017-18

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INT

The IMF Financial Stability Report urges policymakers to tackle debts that stand at a record high 225% of world GDP

Lower near-term EM risks raise long-run opportunities

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INT

The near-term risk of defaults in emerging market (EM) sovereign debt markets is easing

Pride and politics will push Turkey to recession

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TURKEY

A sudden deterioration in US-Turkish relations has plunged Turkey into a debt and liquidity crisis

Many countries have more fiscal scope than they think

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INT

The OECD economic outlook highlights many countries that could increase public spending without endangering stability

Portugal's growth will accelerate mildly in 2016

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PORTUGAL

Growth slowed in the first quarter, as the drag from net exports more than offset accelerating private consumption

Cocktail of crises to scar the global economic outlook

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INTERNATIONAL

A global recession now looks as likely as not after the IMF warned that the “worst is yet to come” for the world economy

The pandemic has worsened global cooperation prospects

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INT

Economic stagnation and employment or livelihood crises are most feared by executives surveyed worldwide

Public banks can finance SDGs more, but 2030 is a rush

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INTERNATIONAL

The UNCTAD report urging public banks to do the “heavy lifting” to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals is ambitious

Italy’s fragility is Europe’s biggest risk into 2018

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ITALY

Elections must be held by May 2018, against a backdrop of subdued growth prospects, indebted banks and rising refugees

Balance sheet wars will fire up among central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

A look at the likely divergence of monetary policies around the world