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Strong Irish growth to generate political pressures

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IRELAND

Ireland's economic prospects.

Kenya’s IMF programme will help close financing gap

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KENYA

Facing a worsening fiscal situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic but reluctant to participate in G20 debt restructuring, Kenya arguably had few other options than to apply for new…

Politicking could bring yet another Greek election

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GREECE

The left-right coalition that governed in January-August has been reconstituted with a reduced parliamentary majority. It is ostensibly committed to the reform programme…

Zambia edges towards a resolution of its debt crisis

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ZAMBIA

The deal also appears to have satisfied official creditors, which had blocked an earlier deal on the basis that it granted bondholders more favourable terms than official…

Post-poll turmoil may worsen Pakistan’s economic woes

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PAKISTAN

The elections, resulting in a fractured mandate and marred by allegations of rigging, have increased polarisation. Separately, Pakistan’s nine-month, roughly USD3bn Stand-By…

Sudan's coup clouds the economic outlook

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SUDAN

This largely formalises the administrative status quo since the October 25 coup, but it also underscores that a resolution to the political impasse between the coup leaders and…

Sri Lanka will count on IMF help and debt rescheduling

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SRI LANKA

Impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lanka's debt situation.

Argentina-IMF debt deal hangs in the balance

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ARGENTINA

Opposition leaders suspended a meeting with Economy Minister Martin Guzman, while Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero’s visit to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken elicited…

Politics will dictate Sudan’s economic outlook

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SUDAN

The dialogue explicitly aims to assist Sudan’s military rulers and political forces to agree on reviving the transition to democracy. It is also critical to the economic outlook…

External factors will slow Greek GDP growth next year

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GREECE

The economy is on track to grow by 5.3% year-on-year in 2022, outperforming market expectations for the second year in a row. In a sign of its recovery, Greece left the EU's…