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More environment funds are opportunity for eastern EU

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EASTERN EUROPE

Eastern EU member-states, especially in the south-east, have lagged in both pollution reduction and transition to the carbon-neutral economy, largely thanks to aspects of their…

Escalating insurgency pressures Mozambican government

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MOZAMBIQUE

Fears are growing that attacks could spread into surrounding provinces, after already expanding into neighbouring Tanzania.

Economic outlook remains weak in Jamaica and Trinidad

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JAMAICA/TRINIDAD

Inflation and interest rates are up, although unemployment and poverty levels remain relatively low. More generally, both countries are being challenged by rising rates of violent…

Liberia's Weah will struggle to stifle dissent

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LIBERIA

The president’s utterances mark a shift from his previous calls for a roundtable dialogue with opposition protest leaders, who on June 7 organised the largest mass protest since…

Mozambican government will maintain bunker mentality

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MOZAMBIQUE

While the Mozambican authorities, bolstered by a South African-based private military company (PMC), appear to have lessened the scale of insurgent attacks in recent months…

Mounting economic problems endanger Moldova stability

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MOLDOVA

Sandu called for "maximum vigilance", although it is unclear when the coup attempt was due to happen. The announcement follows Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita's surprise…

Poor infrastructure will weigh on South African growth

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African infrastructure.

New sanctions will return US-Russia ties to old ire

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US/INT

The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump will sign the legislation authorising the new measures, despite the fact it limits presidential discretion to waive the…

Prospects for Iraq to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

Prospects for Iraq to end-2017.

Jakarta's fuel subsidy reform to deliver mixed results

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INDONESIA

Having increased the regulated price of diesel and petrol by 30% in mid-November, President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's government yesterday fixed the diesel subsidy at 1,000 rupiah…