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India’s public sector will see more disinvestment

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INDIA

Indian disinvestment in state-owned enterprises.

South-east Asian state enterprise will change markedly

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Reforms to state-owned enteprises across South-east Asia.

Tata Group faces long struggle to transform Air India

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INDIA

The deal is said to be worth USD70bn. The Tata Group acquired Air India from the government in January 2022. The airline has for years been a loss-making enterprise.

New SAA deal could taint Pretoria's reform agenda

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SOUTH AFRICA

It also raises questions about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reform plan for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), crucial to growth prospects and the restoration of public finances, as…

Ramaphosa will face key period for reform progress

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SOUTH AFRICA

Ramaphosa's reform challenges.

Ethiopia may favour privatisation over liberalisation

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia's privatisation initiative.

South Africa's parastatals face growing turmoil

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SOUTH AFRICA

This comes amid reports that the state-owned airline will shortly receive a 10-billion-rand (760-million-dollar) bailout from the government, with almost 7 billion rand in debts…

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

Businesses must toe line after Turkish coup attempt

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TURKEY

The impact of last month's coup attempt on economic activity.

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…