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The threat of African military coups may rise

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AFRICA

International agreement that all unconstitutional transfers should be condemned and punished is being tested by carefully designed takeovers that appear to adhere to democratic…

South-South cooperation has a long way to go

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INTERNATIONAL

Foreign development assistance from and to countries in the ‘Global South’ aims to disrupt not only the established direction of aid flows from the northern to the southern…

IMF policy change may aid Ukraine in Russia debt row

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UKRAINE

Ukraine's debt.

Syriza sets collision course with Greece's creditors

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GREECE

The left-right coalition will secure tomorrow's parliamentary vote of confidence, having 162 seats in the 300-seat house. However, its two parties -- Coalition of the Radical…

Elections could prove awkward for Maldives president

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MALDIVES

The two parties associated with him are currently in the minority in the unicameral legislature. Muizzu came to power after winning last year’s presidential race. He was a…

Myanmar junta may weaken but will not make concessions

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MYANMAR

ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ plan to ease the fallout from the 2021 coup shows no signs of making progress, and Cambodia -- the group’s 2022 chair -- has stopped advocating…

Risk of Greek euro exit has risen but is still small

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GREECE

The prospects for Greek departure from the euro-area.

Moldova's real economy faces recession

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MOLDOVA

Moldova's economic crisis.

Belarus crisis to expand economic reliance on Russia

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BELARUS

Protracted disputes over oil and gas pricing and supply volumes will now be resolved on Moscow's terms, and Lukashenka must gratefully accept the debt relief and terms on offer.

Prospects for global development goals to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Prospects for global development goals to end-2020.