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New Cyprus parliament will be tougher to deal with

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CYPRUS

The May 22 parliamentary elections.

Uruguay trade deals will be key to boost recovery

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URUGUAY

The move is part of a trade offensive by President Luis Lacalle Pou, who has instructed the foreign ministry to explore possible FTAs with other countries as well. In a region…

US Congress scrambles to help smaller virus-hit firms

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UNITED STATES

The package would close loopholes and make improvements to the CARES Act so that money will get to small businesses. However, the parties disagree over whether funding for medical…

US backsliding will overshadow Bonn climate talks

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INT/US

The Bonn session will begin under the shadow of uncertain US participation in the Paris Agreement climate framework reached in 2015. Ongoing technical discussions will focus on…

Ethiopia faces tough negotiations around IMF programme

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ETHIOPIA

Addis Ababa must reach an agreement with the IMF to honour its commitments under its debt-service suspension agreement with official creditors. Thereafter, further talks will be…

Japan’s firms will not rush to exit the United Kingdom

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JAPAN/UK

Impact of Brexit on Japanese investment into the United Kingdom.

Protests put Kenya’s political leaders under pressure

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KENYA

Although the protests have remained relatively limited in scale and spread, they have nevertheless highlighted widespread opposition to Ruto’s economic policies and led to…

A fragile agreement on global tax reform is near

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INT

Political pressure for tax reform has increased as many large tech firms, in particular, have made large profits during the pandemic, and many countries need to raise tax revenues…

Oil is South Sudan's last economic lifeline

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SOUTH SUDAN

Economic outlook and the impact of conflict.

Kosovo parties will seize chance to unseat government

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KOSOVO

Haradinaj was earlier summoned as a suspect to the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (SC), part of the Kosovo judicial system but sitting in The Hague and with a mandate to try war…