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Spread of governance indicators conceals pitfalls

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INTERNATIONAL

Indicators of government performance are used increasingly by a range of stakeholders, including donors, lenders and investors, to inform or justify their decisions.

Saudi bureaucratic lag will hamper change

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SAUDI ARABIA

The state is central both in the economy and in the lives of citizens. Government has been the key driver of economic diversification, but it also poses major obstacles to private…

Chadian government will mask economic shortcomings

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CHAD

Economic update.

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

Prospects for South Africa in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

However, debilitating strikes, escalating power outages and decrepit infrastructure have marred growth. The government’s slowness in addressing these issues, ruling party…

Accountability is crucial for global corruption fight

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INTERNATIONAL

The impact of transparency on corruption.

Morocco will struggle to lift growth rates

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MOROCCO

This is below the medium-term target of average annual real GDP growth of 6%, with economic performance largely affected by poor agricultural harvests. There was a modest recovery…

Latin America's post-COVID democratic pressures rise

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LATIN AMERICA

The latest survey suggests that, while the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn did not, at least initially, undermine support for democracy, the pressure of…

South Africa faces long-term threats to stability

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SOUTH AFRICA

This reflects concerns over systemic corruption, high-level impunity, ruling party dysfunction, growing criminality and violence and infrastructure failures, among other…

Latin American democracy will face greater scepticism

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LATIN AMERICA

Belief in democracy as a system has held up as against authoritarian alternatives. The ‘satisfaction’ criterion, however, varies strongly across countries.