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Angola's renewed China dependence will bring more pain

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ANGOLA

However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…

Russia to survive but not thrive on current sanctions

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RUSSIA

The government insists it can ride out broader US and EU sanctions dating from 2014, a view supported by the Standard & Poor's (S&P) rating agency's July assessment that the…

Singapore’s green credentials will grow

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SINGAPORE

In October, it signed a landmark green economy deal with Australia. The Financial Services Industry Transformation Map (ITM) 2025 released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore…

Kenya tax bill may prove an unpopular compromise

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KENYA

With an ambitious development agenda to fund amid mounting debt, and under pressure from the IMF to rationalise revenues, the government aims to increase fiscal space with a set…

Yemen's north-south economic divide will persist

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YEMEN

Aid commitments are on a downward trajectory. In 2022, donors extended over USD2.2bn in assistance out of a budgeted USD4.27bn. Meanwhile, talks are underway between Saudi Arabia…

Russian import substitution will struggle

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RUSSIA

Russia import substitution.

Firms working in Israel face pressure on Palestinians

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

The July 19 law’s limiting of the right of national self-determination in Israel to the Jewish people has angered the Arab minority and provoked international criticism, including…

Angola's banks could face a deepening crisis

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ANGOLA

More than two years of structurally lower oil prices have exposed the nature of the sector’s lending practices, which have been partially obscured by the industry’s rapid growth…

Indonesia tax amnesty could strain Singapore relations

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INDONESIA/SINGAPORE

The tax amnesty could see more than 40 billion dollars in untaxed funds entering Indonesia's economy, the central bank estimates. The measure is the latest in a series of…

Nigerian economic plan will sidestep difficult choices

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NIGERIA

Recently, the IMF published its annual country surveillance report on Nigeria, which warned of serious consequences from “insufficient” policies proposed in the government’s newly…