South Africa may struggle to deliver a credible budget

Amid continuing economic difficulties, the government must decide how to balance spending pressures with tax shortfalls

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Guinean junta repression may jeopardise transition

Security forces violently suppressed a September 4 opposition protest

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Albania has become a popular destination for mass tourism, owing to its beaches, natural beauty and historic sites.

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Millions of Russians still live in hundreds of depressed monotowns built in the Soviet era

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Support for Ukraine is lowest in Bulgaria, little higher in Slovakia and Hungary, and has plunged in Romania

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The Labor government has brought forward the latest edition of the Intergenerational Report (IGR) by three years

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The conclusion of protracted contract negotiations at West Coast ports last week has underscored the sector's challenges

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Tokyo’s recently adopted Basic Policy shows what the government’s plans are for re-energising the economy

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The US labour market is slowing very gradually, keeping wage growth as a key concern for the Fed

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Western sanctions are having an impact on Russia’s economy, through the contracting trade surplus and weaker ruble

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