Even if politicians deal, Lebanon faces a bleak future

Warnings that the country is becoming a ‘failed state’ point to multiple related trends

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Laos faces tough choices on geostrategy and economy

A reshuffled leadership must negotiate complex relations with neighbours and contend with a growing debt problem

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A landslide election victory has ended political gridlock that has been hindering economic policy implementation

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Sanctions are in the headlines again, and there is talk this time that they really might hit Russian debt instruments

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The partial privatisation of Ethio Telecom in April is a test for investor confidence amid a deepening domestic crisis

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The Central Bank raised its benchmark rate for the first time in six years as inflation nears top of the target band

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Calls to cancel ECB sovereign debt create confusion at a time when EU nations must focus on a workable growth strategy

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A major economic reform project brings Sudan broadly in line with international policy recommendations

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Havana is imposing price controls as Cubans face empty shelves, long queues and price hikes in informal markets

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Low investor appetite for a new Eurobond issuance may force the government to approach the IMF for a new programme

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