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Ethiopia faces tough negotiations around IMF programme

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ETHIOPIA

Addis Ababa must reach an agreement with the IMF to honour its commitments under its debt-service suspension agreement with official creditors. Thereafter, further talks will be…

Tightened controls will avert Mexican state debt rise

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MEXICO

Mexican sub-national debt.

Inflation 'solution' should help avoid Brazil default

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BRAZIL

Days before this announcement, the government asked Congress to approve a primary deficit of up to 96.65 billion reais (some 1.5% of GDP) for this year. The sharp deterioration in…

Vietnam's latest SOE reform push will see some success

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VIETNAM

Vietnamese public debt levels and membership conditions attached to the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade scheme are necessitating this intensification.

Debt reform seeks to curb state largesse in Mexico

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MEXICO

MEXICO: Debt reform seeks to curb state largesse

Japan creeps towards fiscal balance

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JAPAN

Expenditures at 96.3 trillion yen (826 billion dollars) will be the highest ever, with almost one-quarter allocated to servicing the government's debt. However, the deficit is…

The opportunity for euro-area reform is closing

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EU

Euro-area governance.

South African lockdown easing should reduce hardship

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SOUTH AFRICA

The re-opening comes despite an infection rate that is expected to peak only later this year.

Unrest will complicate Macron’s reform agenda

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FRANCE

Fort will be the eighth high-ranking official to resign since Macron took office in 2017. This will raise further doubts over the credibility of Macron’s presidency and reform…

Hryvnia collapse will put Ukraine's stability at risk

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UKRAINE

In order to receive new IMF lending, the budget also introduces big gas price rises, and increases defence spending. Meanwhile, the hryvnia's disastrous February weakening…