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China may struggle to achieve a job-rich GDP recovery

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CHINA

The economic outlook for China following the lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Ramaphosa’s union struggles could determine rebound

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SOUTH AFRICA

This followed two days after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which offered an honest assessment of the steep deterioration in the…

Saudi capital spending allocations are on the rise

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SAUDI ARABIA

However, because of the large surplus of 2.5% recorded in that year, Riyadh’s public debt is only about 25% of GDP, providing the government and the country’s sovereign wealth…

Israel’s government will struggle for fiscal austerity

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ISRAEL

Although the economy has rebounded, the exit from crisis mode will be complicated, not least because of a sudden increase in new COVID-19 cases in the second half of June.

Oil boom will bring emerging risks in Guyana

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GUYANA

During previous commodity booms, involving sugar, the Guyanese economy saw GDP growth accelerated for 1-2 years before slowing as sugar prices reverted to their long-term trend…

France’s recovery boosts Macron’s re-election hopes

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FRANCE

Inflation is lower than in other major EU economies and unemployment is falling, albeit from a high base, as the country approaches presidential elections in April.

Australian post-election fiscal conservatism is likely

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AUSTRALIA

As Australia seeks to manage slower demand from China and depressed commodities prices, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called a 'double dissolution' election for July 2…

Prospects for the global economy in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for the global economy in 2019.

South Africa policy cracks complicate economic plans

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African reform dillemmas.

French government faces a difficult fiscal dilemma

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FRANCE

As a result of dwindling tax revenue, he also said that state spending would be cut by EUR10bn (USD10.8bn). The government’s forecast for this year is more optimistic than…