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Brazil infrastructure investments will fall far short

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BRAZIL

Public investment in Brazilian infrastructure has declined in recent years, given the government’s fiscal constraints. President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration favours…

Zambian copper mining sector can expect steady growth

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ZAMBIA

This forms part of broader government efforts to increase investment and output in the mining sector. However, the decision has raised concerns with a number of environmental…

Central American family businesses grow and diversify

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CENTRAL AMERICA

Family groups are key players in national and regional business environments and are increasingly open to international collaboration.

Economic realities will trump Angolan oil and gas plan

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ANGOLA

Crucial to the new framework's success will be the ongoing overhaul of state-owned oil company Sonangol, alongside an oil price recovery, as well as politically contentious fuel…

Oman’s new sultan will hasten decentralisation

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OMAN

This marks the first significant change of policy following the death in January of former Sultan Qaboos, after half a century in power. Qaboos’s Oman began as a highly…

South African entrenched interests could stifle reform

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SOUTH AFRICA

Although this was above market expectations and the economy has avoided entering a technical recession, fears persist over the slow pace of reforms by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…

Slovenia's window of opportunity to reform is closing

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SLOVENIA

The economy has been growing respectably, helped by rising exports, inward foreign direct investment (FDI), the ECB's quantitative easing and large inflows of EU structural funds…

Nigerian energy reforms may track wider openings

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NIGERIA

Yet worsening macroeconomic conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including a fall in oil prices and declining foreign currency reserves, have forced President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Zambia debt crisis faces imminent tipping point

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ZAMBIA

President Edgar Lungu and his Patriotic Front (PF) government are increasingly struggling to mobilise resources to meet repayments amid continued high public spending. Meanwhile…

Outlook is bright for key leftist leader in Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA

According to the constitution, the poll must take place in September-October. The JVP was formed as a Marxist-Leninist party. Recent opinion polling suggests Dissanayake would be…