Plan to clear Greek banks’ bad debt looks feasible

Systemic banks have undertaken to reduce their bad debt portfolios by 38% by end-2019 to release liquidity for lending

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Third term bid will cloud Zambian funding prospects

Progress on a new IMF package is complicated by plans for the president to stay in power amid a civil society clampdown

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Reduced lending may slow recovery but over time may facilitate a more sustainable growth model

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Natural resource endowment and mismanagement play a part in debt problems, but so do erratic government policies

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President Nicolas Maduro may be losing control of political events but the opposition still lacks a viable alternative

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Australia has seen 25 years of continuous economic growth, but an ongoing slowdown revives the spectre of recession

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The Republican leadership wants to use congressional budget rules to pass its controversial healthcare legislation

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While default on a pending debt payment is likely, new gas deals and improved security raise chances of a new Fund deal

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The Belarusian president treads a fine line by using fierce rhetoric against his already-annoyed Russian ally

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The US president is keen to narrow the gaping goods trade deficit, at a large global cost, with no guarantee of success

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