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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…

Angola mounting debt burden raises future default risk

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ANGOLA

The IMF's willingness to turn a blind eye may enable Angola to retain access to concessional finance over the next 18 months; however, Luanda needs a plan to address deferred…

Malaysia will see more autocratic governance

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MALAYSIA

Malaysia under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

ASEAN leadership will stretch Laos in 2024

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LAOS

The theme it has chosen for its chairmanship is ‘enhancing connectivity and resilience’. The reference to ‘resilience’ is apt, as Laos is attempting to manage severe economic…

Zambian IMF deal could face further hurdles

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ZAMBIA

President Edgar Lungu’s debt-laden administration has attempted to secure a 1.3-billion-dollar funding package for over a year. However, Fund concerns about a lack of transparency…

US pressures may overshadow Canada's innovation budget

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CANADA

The government tabled its budget at the end of March, announcing major investments in skills development, innovation, the environment and infrastructure. The budget aims to…

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is far from resolution

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SRI LANKA

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, only appointed in May, has also said he will quit. Wickremesinghe has played a key role in talks with the IMF over a desperately needed…

Laos economy troubled but not at breaking point

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LAOS

Laos’s critically low foreign exchange (forex) reserves, significant currency depreciation and high inflation are prompting many external observers to suggest that it could soon…

Prospects for India in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Meanwhile, GDP is projected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to grow by 9.5% in the fiscal year ending March, rebounding from its 7.3% contraction in 2020/21. Economic goals…

Pressures on embattled Zambian government will grow

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ZAMBIA

Zambian debt crises.