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Infrastructure spending may pick up in Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The expected rebound from declining infrastructure investment in Central Europe in 2016-17.

Prospects for the global economy in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for the global economy in 2016.

Saudi fiscal constraints may undercut structural shift

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SAUDI ARABIA

The fact that state salaries in the first half of 2020 exceeded total oil revenue underlines the scale of the task -- and the difficulty of achieving fiscal goals without major…

Prospects for the Russian economy in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

President Vladimir Putin has dropped ambitions to lift Russia into the top five global economies and postponed by six years to 2030 his plan to halve the poverty rate. The…

This year is crucial for the 'productivity puzzle'

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INTERNATIONAL

Productivity prospects.

Greek crisis will test IMF governance

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INT/GREECE

However, negotiations will go ahead, notwithstanding Fund staff's recent misgivings on Greece's debt sustainability. Broader issues are whether the IMF's role as lender of last…

Pressure will grow on Italy’s debt sustainability

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ITALY

Successful use of EU funds is vital to putting the economy on an improved trajectory, but Italy has a poor record on absorbing EU funds. Failure would compound the country's…

South Africa’s government faces major tax dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

Wealth, inheritance and ‘solidarity’ taxes are being considered -- with the latter recently flagged as one solution to pay for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and pandemic-related…

ASEAN-UK trade links will grow post-Brexit

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ASEAN/UK

Brexit's effect on ASEAN economies and outlook for ASEAN-UK trade ties.

Russian reformer's promotion may not bring change

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RUSSIA

Alexey Kudrin's return to the Russian policy debate.