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Oil price rise to change Mexican government strategy

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MEXICO

This will be all the more marked given the importance of oil-related revenues to the exchequer and President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) apparent determination to keep…

Russia will prioritise rainy day reserves build-up

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RUSSIA

While international reserves are healthy, that portion held in sovereign wealth funds to support budgetary spending has been severely depleted by government drawdowns, and one of…

Algeria to build and diversify energy and other ties

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ALGERIA

Algeria’s traditional foreign policy of non-alignment has been tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is performing a delicate balancing act, preserving close political and…

Slovakia’s response to energy crunch will need EU help

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SLOVAKIA

Slovakia’s Soviet inheritance has exposed it to the massive economic fallout from the Kremlin’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, its efforts to squeeze natural gas supplies…

Russian economic planners face investment squeeze

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RUSSIA

Forecasts of modest GDP growth next year assume a recovery in domestic investment, driven primarily by government spending to deliver a six-year growth and development strategy.

High prices may soften Ottawa's approach to oil sector

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CANADA

Following its re-election last year, the Liberal government appeared set to take a stronger line on reducing fossil fuel use as part of efforts to mitigate climate change…

Russia’s budget deficit may exceed official target

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RUSSIA

The federal budget deficit target for 2023, set at RUB2.9tn (USD35.8bn), is likely to be exceeded for the second year in a row. Federal expenditure is showing no signs of slowing…

Belarus economic woes may complicate presidential poll

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BELARUS

This year started with a contraction of first-quarter GDP, after two years of very slow growth. Industrial output contracted as well. As world oil prices have dropped, Belarus no…

Russian defence spending will fall at a gradual pace

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RUSSIA

The trajectory of Russia's defence budget.

Egypt benefits from liquefied natural gas demand

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EGYPT

As European demand for LNG continues to rise amid concerns about the security of pipeline supplies from Russia because of the Ukraine crisis, Egypt can bank on another quarter of…