Search results

South Sudan will get a larger budget but not reforms

Location:

SOUTH SUDAN

South Sudan's budget and reform outlook.

Oman's fiscal woes could endanger the currency peg

Location:

OMAN

Oman's economic outlook.

Tunisian transition is far from over

Location:

TUNISIA

Some observers, and some Tunisians themselves, argue the successes so far achieved are explained by a set of factors unique to Tunisia, including: a homogeneous population; a…

Stronger Angolan opposition unlikely to triumph

Location:

ANGOLA

With Dos Santos set to step down as president following this year's legislative elections, the country’s opposition is emboldened and hopes to capitalise on apparent disunity and…

Pro-Bumiputera move will have mixed impact in Malaysia

Location:

MALAYSIA

The initiative is aimed at improving the socio-economic position of ethnic Malay and indigenous people, a sizeable majority in Malaysia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance, led by…

Lebanon’s possible new government would still struggle

Location:

LEBANON

This comes as the worsening economic crisis today caused Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to end fuel subsidies, abolishing a preferential exchange rate for imports. The EU is…

Even if politicians deal, Lebanon faces a bleak future

Location:

LEBANON

The audit and wider structural economic reforms are preconditions for urgently needed foreign aid. Economic conditions in Lebanon are still worsening, with power cuts, food…

Beirut faces a massive challenge on aid and reform

Location:

LEBANON

The government has drawn up a detailed document setting out the gravity of the country’s economic plight and requesting over 10 billion dollars of additional aid from the IMF and…

Cameroon's anglophone impasse likely to persist

Location:

CAMEROON

His comments come amid a worsening of the anglophone crisis with the recent kidnapping of foreign nationals by militant separatists. Rising instability in the predominantly…

Taxes alone will not close the wealth gap in Africa

Location:

AFRICA

Taxation effects on inequality in Africa.