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Iceland capital controls exit could set precedent

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ICELAND

The island is on track to start receiving early this year the 'stability contribution' that creditors of its three large failed banks have agreed to pay in return for regaining…

Mexico water reform may prove a step too far for AMLO

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MEXICO

Water decrees.

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017.

US-Cuba thaw will raise hopes of extractives boost

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CUBA

Cuba extractive opportunities.

Greek economy could slip into recession again

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GREECE

Greece’s stagnating economy.

Recession increases risks to Russian leadership

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RUSSIA

Recovery will be slower in 2017 than previously estimated, at 0.9% instead of 1.7%, the bank said. The low price of oil is the main burden on the flagging Russian economy…

Argentina stabilisation plan will prove challenging

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ARGENTINA

With Milei now predicting six months of stagflation and up to two years to reduce inflation from triple digits, dollarisation appears to have been shelved. Instead, he seems…

Venezuela reform plans risk new political challenges

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VENEZUELA

This is in line with a strategy of slow-paced economic liberalisation in place since 2017. The announcement sparked an uptick in local and international investor interest in…

Riyadh’s judicial reforms will help drive investments

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SAUDI ARABIA

Measures include a new civil code, the Civil Transactions Law, which came into effect in December 2023 and aims to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of contracts…

Iran’s budget will increase social welfare spending

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IRAN

The expansionary budget increases social welfare spending significantly above the present inflation rate, highlighting the government’s concern that worsening economic conditions…