Israeli-Jordanian water deal leaves Palestinians dry

Jordan's historic water-sharing deal with Israel falls short for Jordan, and leaves out the Palestinians

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Solis faces lame duck presidency in Costa Rica

The president's political weakness will limit reform prospects at a time when the economy is sagging

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Tanap will realise the EU's long-held plan for a Southern gas corridor (SGC) for Caspian gas, competing with Russian gas

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Scarcity of dollars will remain a drag on growth, although pre-election spending may offer modest relief this year

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Rebalancing the economic model away from the external sector towards the demand side will not occur before 2016

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The government's prospects are fragile, its economic credibility fundamentally undermined

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Falling crop prices, in particular for soya, will largely eliminate the impact of an expected record harvest

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As in other regions, the low oil price will produce winners and losers in the Maghreb

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Voters will probably ignore pre-election budget wooing and return a hung parliament in May

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Regional fiscal position is sounder than in the past, but falling revenues may put paid to stimulus measures

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