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Brazil privatisations will not prove to be a cure-all

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BRAZIL

Brazil's privatisation plans.

Prolonged unrest to compound Honduras growth slowdown

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HONDURAS

Slowing growth.

Firms’ net-zero plans are key to meeting climate goals

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INTERNATIONAL

To achieve the 2015 Paris agreement climate targets, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be net-zero by 2050. While the Paris agreement was a commitment by governments, businesses…

Vietnam will likely miss 2023 GDP growth target

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VIETNAM

GDP growth slowed to 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter. The slowdown was mainly due to the decline in exports, with Vietnam’s top export markets -- the United States, the EU…

Laos is at growing risk of sovereign debt default

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LAOS

According to a debt sustainability analysis published by the IMF in May, Laos is in debt distress. Years of rapid growth in borrowing to fund infrastructure development…

Ideologues will still oppose privatisation in Greece

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GREECE

Greece's new asset development fund.

Cryptos have robust potential in key Balkan markets

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BALKANS

Although a substantial number of crypto miners and traders view digital tokens as schemes to get rich quickly, there is growing interest in building on the underlying blockchain…

India’s power firms will struggle to ease their debts

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INDIA

Problem of endemic debt in India's power sector.

Myanmar conflict will be protracted

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MYANMAR

Attacks by anti-junta People's Defence Forces (PDFs), which operate largely autonomously from each other, are taking an increasing toll on the army. Western powers are ramping up…

Myanmar economic policy gaps may deter investors

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MYANMAR

This is consistent with elements of the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government's economic policy that was finally released on July 29, four months after the party went…