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Laos economy troubled but not at breaking point

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LAOS

Laos’s critically low foreign exchange (forex) reserves, significant currency depreciation and high inflation are prompting many external observers to suggest that it could soon…

Angolan privatisation will test Lourenco reform agenda

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ANGOLA

Lourenco’s government launched in August its flagship Privatisation Programme (PROPRIV), with 195 companies and assets set to be either fully or partially sold. With a legal…

Mozambique’s FRELIMO will ignore external pressures

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MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambican fiscal and security threats

Prospects for Mexico and Central America to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for Mexico and Central America to end-2016.

Regulatory uncertainty will hold back green bonds

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INTERNATIONAL

The outlook for green bond financial instruments.

Zambia faces default despite bondholders’ reprieve

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ZAMBIA

However, rather than reject Lusaka's proposal, a group of creditors abstained from the vote, forcing an adjournment until November 13. That date coincides with the end of Zambia’s…

Mozambique will face renewed transparency demands

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MOZAMBIQUE

Embattled FRELIMO.

Protest risks will endure in Panama

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PANAMA

Nationwide protests have put the Cortizo administration under severe pressure, disrupting transportation of goods both domestically and to neighbouring countries. Most road blocks…

External factors will slow Greek GDP growth next year

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GREECE

The economy is on track to grow by 5.3% year-on-year in 2022, outperforming market expectations for the second year in a row. In a sign of its recovery, Greece left the EU's…

Lebanon and Israel face more offshore gas challenges

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LEBANON/ISRAEL

The pipeline to deliver Eastern Mediterranean gas to European markets would begin by supplying Italy from Israeli offshore fields, including Karish, which produced Israel’s…