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Kenya campaign promises face economic reality check

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KENYA

However, their campaign promises, some of which are ambitious, may be constrained by a difficult budgetary situation, something which neither camp denies.

Oil prices complicate Latin America outlook

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LATIN AMERICA

'Winners' and 'losers' from the recent collapse in oil prices.

Prospects for the global economy in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for the global economy in 2019.

North Macedonian crisis spurs move to renewable energy

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NORTH MACEDONIA

Electricity companies wanted a near-38% rise amid soaring international market prices, but the ERC wanted to avoid a price shock. In November, the government declared an ‘energy…

Varying economic performance metrics muddy the outlook

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UNITED STATES

Estimates of income rather than output, of household rather than firms' employment, and of real rather than nominal wages often diverge, but the gap has widened since the…

Iraq’s converging crises will set back fiscal reform

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IRAQ

Promised extra food rations have yet to appear, deepening economic pressure on households. Last year’s twin shocks of the pandemic and oil-price collapse contributed to a fiscal…