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Singapore will emerge strongly from COVID-19 crisis

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SINGAPORE

In early April, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that he was stepping aside as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s designated successor. The key challenge in foreign…

Ghana's ruling party faces an uphill electoral battle

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GHANA

This will be Mahama’s fourth time as the NDC candidate, having also won the 2012 elections. The general election will be held in December 2024, with the newly elected president…

Policy will strain the German pension system

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GERMANY

Germany’s pension system.

Poland's new NBP governor may bring gradual change

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POLAND

Poland faces an uncertain second quarter, the economy having slowed to its lowest point since late 2012. Questions are being raised over the outlook for interest rates under new…

Creditors will monitor Greek social spending closely

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GREECE

EU budget surveillance.

Buhari offers few answers to Nigeria's economic woes

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NIGERIA

While Buhari is likely to largely follow his previous term’s economic agenda, a squeezed fiscal space, including sizable debt service payments, will test the ability of the ruling…

New Israeli coalition chances hinge on premier’s fate

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ISRAEL

The country has been without a permanent government for close to a year after elections in April and September failed to produce a coalition; another snap poll is now scheduled…

New Australian majority must tackle a raft of problems

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AUSTRALIA

This follows May’s federal election. The coalition will still depend on independents’ support in the Senate.

Jerome Powell's future as US Fed Chair is under review

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UNITED STATES

The White House is considering whether to give Powell, a Trump appointee, a second four-year term. Replacing him would provide an opportunity to refresh Fed policy but recent…

Erdogan intervention may help reduce gender violence

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TURKEY

Violence against women.