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Angolan reform efforts face structural constraints

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ANGOLA

Angolan economic reforms.

Currency swings will weigh on Angola's debt position

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ANGOLA

Starting today, this will increase the price of petrol at the pump from AOA160 (USD0.27) to AOA300 per litre. This occurs in a context of a weakening currency and high debt…

Mexico’s Pemex will retrench in a bid to survive

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MEXICO

While such losses are enormous, they are far less than then 41.4-billion-dollar loss seen the previous year. Pemex has recorded 17 consecutive quarters of financial losses, with…

Pemex business plan draws scepticism in Mexico

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MEXICO

It has proven a disappointment, failing to explain how ambitious targets will be met, while confirming the reversal of the oil sector liberalisation enacted by the Pena Nieto…

Algeria’s budget will drive up public debt

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ALGERIA

The budget is geared towards boosting living standards ahead of the presidential elections towards the end of the year, in which President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will most likely…

UAE economy will pull through downturn

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UAE economic outlook.

COVID-19 crisis will test Ghanaian fiscal discipline

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GHANA

Ghanaian economic shocks.

Jordan’s debt levels are sustainable for the present

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JORDAN

Despite a series of IMF programmes since 1989, public sector debt levels have climbed to worrying heights, driven by deficits on both fiscal and current account accounts. Jordan’s…

Russian external risk management constrains growth

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RUSSIA

Russian management of external risks.

Angola's economy faces major risks despite reforms

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ANGOLA

Twice oversubscribed, the success of the bond sale reflects an improvement in investor views of Angola’s economic outlook. In part this responds to the recent rise in oil prices…