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Middle East and North Africa water security in 2030

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PROSPECTS 2030

Growing populations and climate change are putting additional pressure on the region’s water resources at a time when food security risks are rising in many of the MENA countries…

South Sudanese oil production could remain low

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SOUTH SUDAN

The outlook for South Sudanese oil production.

South Sudan oil sector expansion will prove elusive

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SOUTH SUDAN

Since independence in 2011 -- and during the preceding six years of autonomy -- the budget has depended overwhelmingly on oil revenues. However, production has contracted…

South Sudan's economic recovery requires deeper reform

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SOUTH SUDAN

Management of South Sudan's economy

South Sudan will get a larger budget but not reforms

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SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan's budget and reform outlook.

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…

Doubts grow over reforms for Africa's fragile states

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AFRICA

International state-building aid and interventions in Africa.

South Sudan's politics constrains the economic outlook

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SOUTH SUDAN

In practice, politics remains mired in factional corruption, and the economy is stagnant. Poverty and food insecurity levels are alarmingly high, and other human development…

South Sudan oil sector optimism is premature

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SOUTH SUDAN

The performance and prospects of South Sudan’s oil sector.

Prospects for African economies in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for African economies in 2017.