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IMF boost will offer Angola some fiscal respite

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ANGOLA

ANGOLA: IMF boost will offer Luanda some respite

Prospects for Pakistan in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…

Economic needs spur Pakistan to reset Saudi ties

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PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN: Economic needs spur resetting of Saudi ties

South Sudan may struggle to attract oil investment

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SOUTH SUDAN

Crude oil is central to South Sudan’s economy, providing between 80% and 90% of government revenue and almost all export earnings. Last year’s oil price shock hit the economy hard…

Brazil infrastructure spending will face obstacles

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BRAZIL

Brazilian infrastructure requires urgent investment. Fiscal constraints are strengthening the government’s inclination towards privatisation and concession plans. As part of the…

Congo's oil ambitions may fuel climate finance debate

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CONGO-KINSHASA

This attracted widespread criticism, as the DRC has rejected calls to halt an auction of oil blocks in ecologically sensitive areas that could directly threaten biodiversity…

Philippine leader faces tough challenge on prices

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PHILIPPINES

The fall appears linked to public discontent over elevated inflation, which has clouded the country's economic outlook. Meanwhile, the government is moving slower than it…

Cash crisis clouds Uganda’s economic outlook

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UGANDA

The government has been on a borrowing spree, taking on increasingly expensive loans to address a cash crisis that has affected government service delivery and salary payments…

Pakistan will have to rely more on IMF

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PAKISTAN

Pakistan's economic woes.

Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang will further stifle dissent

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

While there is scepticism over the government’s figures, officially recorded deaths are low at 51. However, all sectors of the economy have been negatively impacted -- most…