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Moldova's real economy faces recession

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MOLDOVA

Moldova's economic crisis.

China will slowly move to target risks instead of GDP

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CHINA

China's economy grew by 6.9% year-on-year in the April-June quarter of 2017, in line with the 6.5-7.0% target. Marked growth in exports drove GDP expansion and combined with…

Risks are high despite Turkey’s policy 'normalisation'

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TURKEY

With the lira at a record low, the Central Bank continued to tighten monetary policy this week, funding the market through competitive one-month repo tenders at rates of around…

Catalan independence would unsettle financial markets

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SPAIN

The turmoil triggered by the unauthorised Catalan independence referendum on October 1 will weigh on Spain’s recent strong growth performance, test the coalition governments of…

Fed and ECB will ease Central European policy dilemmas

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Impact of global policy shifts on monetary policy in Central Europe.

Inflation 'solution' should help avoid Brazil default

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BRAZIL

Days before this announcement, the government asked Congress to approve a primary deficit of up to 96.65 billion reais (some 1.5% of GDP) for this year. The sharp deterioration in…

Debt will deepen China slowdown, not trigger collapse

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CHINA

Corporate debt in China.

South African economy faces severe recession in 2020

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SOUTH AFRICA

The announcement will put further pressure on South Africa’s already stressed financial markets. The rand and bond prices fell sharply yesterday, raising questions about whether…

Beirut faces a massive challenge on aid and reform

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LEBANON

The government has drawn up a detailed document setting out the gravity of the country’s economic plight and requesting over 10 billion dollars of additional aid from the IMF and…

Remarkable global market stability is unlikely to last

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INTERNATIONAL

Financial market volatility.