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Prospects for US politics in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for US politics in 2017.

EU ban to hurt Russian oil products more than crude

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RUSSIA

An EU ban on Russian refined oil and an accompanying price cap may do more immediate damage than earlier restrictions on crude, as petroleum products are more difficult to place…

Philippine leader will put off tackling thorny issues

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PHILIPPINES

The address laid out the new administration’s policy objectives for the coming year and Marcos’s broad goals for his six-year term. It gave little indication of the president’s…

UK trade and investment will be vulnerable to Brexit

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UNITED KINGDOM

UK economic prospects against the backdrop of the Brexit negotiations

Angola's banks could face a deepening crisis

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ANGOLA

More than two years of structurally lower oil prices have exposed the nature of the sector’s lending practices, which have been partially obscured by the industry’s rapid growth…

Saudi Aramco-SABIC merger will raise strategy concerns

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SAUDI ARABIA

This will be used to meet part of the costs of acquiring a controlling stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), the kingdom’s principal petrochemical producer. Aramco…

Canadian budget will constrain future governments

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CANADA

This is Canada's first balanced budget since the 2008-09 financial crisis, but had been delayed by about two months. This was ostensibly due to the government's need to…

Philippines mining policy could provoke the left

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PHILIPPINES

The two appointments follow, respectively, the current BSP governor’s decision to retire and the failure of former acting DENR secretary Regina 'Gina' Lopez to secure confirmation…

Fiscal crisis will undermine Nigeria's stimulus plan

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NIGERIA

The IMF predicts the economy will shrink by 1.8% during 2016, having contracted 0.4% in the first quarter. The slowdown is hurting revenues: On July 14, budget minister Udoma Udo…

Kenya looks beyond China to diversify economic ties

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KENYA

'Look East' policy outlook.