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Thai government will aim for quick budget disbursement

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THAILAND

THAILAND: Government seeks quick budget disbursement

Disbursement will burnish Greece’s reform credentials

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GREECE/EU

GREECE/EU: Disbursement burnishes reform credentials

Partial EU disbursement may ease Greek illiquidity

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GREECE/EU

GREECE/EU: Partial disbursement may ease illiquidity

Few resources remain to stave off crisis in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The sharp fall came days after President Alberto Fernandez announced that he would not seek re-election, prompting rumours of an imminent devaluation that the government blames on…

Ecuador IMF deal will stoke sociopolitical tensions

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ECUADOR

The agreement will last for 48 months and includes an immediate disbursement of USD1bn. It will provide much-needed, short-term fiscal relief for the government and increase…

Pakistan will be optimistic about its IMF talks

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PAKISTAN

Islamabad now seeks a larger, longer-term bailout programme with the Fund. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has suggested that a staff-level agreement on such a package could…

Ukraine can pile up debt without default risk for now

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UKRAINE

It followed the EU’s disbursement on April 25 of a third lending tranche of EUR1.5bn (USD1.65bn) from its EUR18.0bn macro-financial assistance package. In both cases, the money…

New moves will not ease confidence crisis in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The moves followed a peso depreciation of nearly 21% during the last week of August. The measures aim to ease investor doubts over the government’s ability to overcome the…

South Sudan may struggle to attract oil investment

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SOUTH SUDAN

Crude oil is central to South Sudan’s economy, providing between 80% and 90% of government revenue and almost all export earnings. Last year’s oil price shock hit the economy hard…

Egypt will struggle to manage the electricity sector

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EGYPT

The decision was not officially announced but quickly followed the IMF's completion of the third review of Egypt's loan programme. The gradual removal of subsidies is a key IMF…