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Tourism to drive Belize economic growth amid slowdown

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BELIZE

Real GDP surged by 15% in 2021 and 12% in 2022, then by 4% in 2023. With inflation easing, risks of social instability have probably fallen over the past year, but growth looks…

China may expand agribusiness in South-east Europe

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BALKANS

Rising EU grain exports, coinciding with doubts over supply from Ukraine and Russia, are likely to attract the attention of China, which already has agricultural investments in…

Belize’s new government faces an uphill struggle

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BELIZE

PUP leader Juan Antonio ‘Johnny’ Briceno was sworn in as prime minister the day after the vote, replacing Dean Barrow, who could not run for a fourth consecutive term. Briceno’s…

Prospects for Middle Eastern oil economies to end-2022

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PROSPECTS H2 2022

Prospects for Middle Eastern oil economy to end-2022.

Fidel's death will not prompt policy shifts in Cuba

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CUBA

His passing has stirred strong emotions among both supporters and opponents, although this is unlikely to have a longer-term impact on the domestic political climate, where the…

Hoped-for Balkan tourism recovery is unlikely in 2022

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BALKANS

After the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the tourist sector in 2020 and 2021, countries where tourism is important were eyeing a ‘golden year’ in 2022 now that most travel…

Cuban discontent will be muted despite economic woes

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CUBA

At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…

Castro's Cuba reforms to face pressure on all fronts

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CUBA

The release of the 32-page document follows the historic visit of US President Barack Obama in March, and the PCC congress in April, which the government used to reaffirm the…

Morocco will use migration to buy EU political support

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MOROCCO/EU

Outlook for EU-Morocco ties.

Latin America food exports to Gulf will expand further

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LATIN AMERICA/GULF STATES

The GCC imports around 85% of the food its member countries consume domestically, and the share of Latin American products as a proportion of the GCC’s total food imports has…