Bitter campaign sours Kyrgyz democratic prospects

The outgoing president's warnings of foreign-funded unrest around a landmark election come to nothing

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Liberia's next president faces mounting expectations

A growing budget deficit and widespread poverty threaten future stability no matter who triumphs in forthcoming poll

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South-east Asian states have an important stake in the US renewal, or not, of GSP preferential trade arrangements

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Impact investing is becoming an important source of development finance but foreign investors still dominate the agenda

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Low competitiveness is ultimately a political phenomenon stemming from weak government and vested interests

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Raising funds for a giant hydroelectric plant is only part of a continuing reliance on external borrowing

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The revival in growth is at risk due to twin deficits in the budget and current account

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Advances in artificial intelligence raise the prospect of a fully automated economy in which human labour is unnecessary

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The president’s second choice for environment secretary has hurdled the ministerial confirmation process

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Baltic inflation rates are outpacing those in the euro-area by a wide margin

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