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COVID-19 will cut tourism to Greece this year

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GREECE

Restrictions on the economy’s vital tourism branch are being lifted. However, airports outside Athens and Thessaloniki stay closed until June 30. Passengers from low-risk…

Third COVID wave will further dampen Algeria's economy

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ALGERIA

The government has reimposed social distancing restrictions, but a reinvigorated pandemic will hurt the economy further and forestall any economic turnaround.

Third COVID wave calls for caution from Erdogan

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TURKEY

Throughout April, new cases have exceeded 40,000 per day. The surge, which followed the easing of containment measures in March, was the third and largest spike in COVID-19 cases…

Only vaccines or drugs will end social distancing

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INTERNATIONAL

Studies currently estimate that only a small fraction of people were infected prior to strict social-distancing enforcement. A major second wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths is…

Downturn in Greece and abroad will sap property market

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GREECE

This second extension is due to a slower-than-expected fall in cases in the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave: 904 new infections were reported in the previous 24 hours yesterday…

Honduras drug claims compound COVID-19 concerns

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HONDURAS

Corruption claims and COVID-19.

Romania hopes to surmount virus’s expected second wave

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ROMANIA

Government measures to support workers and companies seem to have worked. With closer state-corporate dialogue established, surveys and some data give grounds for measured…

South Sudan’s government will hinder aid efforts

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SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan’s civil war is now in its fourth year, during which the intensity and extent of fighting has fluctuated. Despite the notional maintenance of the August 2015 peace…

South African budget prompts cheer and wider divisions

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, cuts to the social grants budget and a continued focus on the planned three-year wage freeze for civil servants has annoyed (among others) the ruling ANC's ‘Tripartite…

Second COVID wave could stall Macron’s relaunch

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FRANCE

However, the second lockdown in October and November, coupled with persistent uncertainty about the pandemic’s trajectory, threatens to undermine the effectiveness of Relaunching…