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Price protests may not bring down Azerbaijani regime

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AZERBAIJAN

Authorities took too long to adjust the exchange-rate regime under pressure from falling oil prices, wasting resources that could have been used to shore up the banking sector…

Gulf states’ austerity will hit foreign workers

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GULF STATES

GCC austerity squeezing foreign workers.

Chile reform defeat heralds mounting challenges

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CHILE

The intended reset was overshadowed by the March 8 defeat in Congress of a proposed tax reform, a key plank of his left-wing reform agenda. This followed another major defeat in…

Russia's regions face year of fiscal challenges

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RUSSIA

State resources are going to the new acquisitions while many Russian regions struggle. Western sanctions have undermined industrial activity and put a strain on their budgets. The…

Slowing economy will not limit China's military budget

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CHINA

It will almost certainly be the largest in the country's history, perhaps as high as 150 billion dollars. It is increasingly apparent that Chinese military expenditures are…

COVID-19 and protests will shake up US cities

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UNITED STATES

These factors are stoking the urban civil unrest that has flared across the country in the last fortnight. What had seemed a practical matter of managing COVID-19 and…

Iran deal's foreign investment impact would be limited

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IRAN

Indirect negotiations with the United States over a mutual return to the 2015 nuclear deal are facing delays while the transition team of President-elect Ibrahim Raisi moves into…

UK government seeks to refocus agenda

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UNITED KINGDOM

As the worst stages of the pandemic appear to be over, attention will quickly turn to issues Johnson sees as vital if his Conservative Party is to win the next election. These…

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…

Taiwan government will show resolve on economy

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TAIWAN

Economic policy in Taiwan.