Bangladesh faces stormy lead-up to elections

Tensions between the ruling Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party are running high

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UK economy faces a shallow yet prolonged downturn

Persistent inflation, high interest rates and weak consumer spending will undermine UK economic recovery

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The authorities are counting on an easing of policy on property to stabilise the housing sector

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While the 25-year-old euro-area is stable, the lack of full fiscal centralisation keeps partial break-up as a risk

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Signs that Turkish policy normalisation is becoming embedded are growing but markets remain sceptical

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The economy remains far from a full recovery and political headwinds abound

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The first debate among presidential candidates was held on October 1

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Olayemi Cardoso has taken over the governorship of the Central Bank of Nigeria

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Politics may lie behind Poland’s ‘shock’ rate cut as caution delays the Czech central bank’s shift to policy easing

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Fiscal and current account deficits are creating debt concerns for fuel-importing Middle East and North African states

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