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Cheap oil will increase Middle East debt issuances

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MIDDLE EAST

This, with his recently acquired Beltone Financial Holding SAE, will create Egypt's second largest investment bank. Yet the profitability of the Middle East and North Africa…

Crypto market to grow in Middle East and North Africa

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

In the region’s distressed and dysfunctional economies, cryptocurrencies have often become a lifeline for ordinary people, despite volatile prices and a risk of theft. By…

Post-Karimov Uzbekistan lacks forces for change

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UZBEKISTAN

Karimov's death leaves a void since governance stemmed from him and his ability to coerce and manage Uzbekistan's regional groupings and key political and business players. The…

Harsher grip will speed Turkey's drift to violence

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TURKEY

The latest bombing is the third in the capital since October, taking the total killed to nearly 170. The October incident is attributed to Islamic State group, the February one…

Turkey's economy and security are Erdogan's key risks

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TURKEY

There are no declared candidates and the new man will be in effect the personal appointee of President Recep Tayyib Erdogan, whose dominance over the country seems greater than…

Prospects for Turkey in the fourth quarter

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PROSPECTS Q4 2015

Prospects for Turkey in the fourth quarter.

Turkey's new central bank governor may loosen policy

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TURKEY

Cetinkaya is an apparent compromise between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The MPC cut the overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 10%…

Erdogan will not back down in row over US pastor

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TURKEY/US

Although the Turkish-US alliance has had recurrent tensions and frictions during seven decades, it is experiencing troubles that might be terminal and could also undo the economic…

Iran’s state can manage intensified new-model protests

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IRAN

In November, farmers gathered in Isfahan to complain about water scarcity. Teachers, miners, pensioners and municipal workers have also protested in recent months against a…

Prospects for Turkey to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for Turkey to end-2016.