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Egyptian wage rises will increase economic disparities

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EGYPT

Planned pay increases in Egypt.

Labour policies may contain Turks' disenchantment

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TURKEY

Piecemeal measures to boost employment, job security and incomes.

IMF will worry about Cairo's debt burden later

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EGYPT

The review will take into account the effects of measures taken thus far, in particular the flotation of the Egyptian pound, and will assess the government’s budget for the…

The IMF will monitor Tunisia before releasing more aid

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TUNISIA

TUNISIA: IMF will monitor Tunis before releasing aid

Tunisian public wage bill will limit state investment

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TUNISIA

Tunis is wary of cutting state jobs -- and thus its salary burden -- which is hampering capital expenditure

Iraq’s three-year budget will promote state capture

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IRAQ

Parliament on June 12 approved a three-year budget mandating record high expenditure, including an increased public sector wage bill that accounts for a large proportion of…

Rabat moves with reducing subsidies

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MOROCCO

MOROCCO: Rabat moves with reducing subsidies

Union pressure on the Moroccan government will recede

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MOROCCO

MOROCCO: Union pressure on the government will recede

Syria faces an unmitigated economic crisis

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SYRIA

SYRIA: Economic crisis will be unmitigated

Kuwait faces a deferred liquidity crunch

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KUWAIT

The impact of the pandemic and especially lower oil prices hit the government budget hard, since more than nine-tenths of revenue comes from oil sales. However, the country also…