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Fast oil privatisation would help Greece exit bailout

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GREECE

The preferred investor is to be selected in record time, by end-June. The sale is on the list of ‘prior actions’ under Greece’s third economic adjustment programme. A successful…

Rise in capital inflows may not endure in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Rising interest rates and commodity prices, and cheap stock market assets have been key factors in attracting capital. As a result, the real appreciated from around BRL5.7:USD1 in…

Stock crash shows cracks in 'China model'

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CHINA

Strenuous government efforts to support the market raise doubts about the foresight and control exercised by Beijing in actively encouraging an unsustainable equities boom in the…

Remarkable global market stability is unlikely to last

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INTERNATIONAL

Financial market volatility.

US shale driller confidence will lag oil price rally

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UNITED STATES

Prices have risen 84% from their February lows, raising questions about when US oil producers might return to output growth. The issue is key for oil markets, which are watching…

US tax reform advantages the Republicans, for now

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UNITED STATES

The sweeping tax reform is US President Donald Trump’s first major legislative victory. Although the bill met strong opposition, and criticism from many leading economists, Trump…

Saudi economic reform will be gradual

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SAUDI ARABIA

The government has recently taken some modest steps to rein in the budget deficit, including cuts in energy subsidies, and has promised to improve disclosure of its fiscal…

Africa's 'oil price winners' face mixed prospects

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AFRICA

Africa's oil price winners.

Rising oil prices will bolster Ecuador’s Moreno

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ECUADOR

Higher oil prices have eased pressures on Ecuador’s trade balance and public finances, helping President Lenin Moreno as he attempts to ameliorate the political crisis that has…

South Korea will regain growth momentum

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SOUTH KOREA

Separately, the head of Samsung Electronics -- the cornerstone of the Samsung Group, which contributes around 20% of South Korea’s GDP -- has been cleared of wrongdoing in a…