South African budget prompts cheer and wider divisions

Pro-investor elements of the new budget contrast with politically contentious expenditure cuts

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India and Sri Lanka will get past row over port deal

Delhi is displeased with Sri Lanka’s cancellation of an agreement for India to develop a terminal at the Colombo port

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Higher international prices and the outcome of federal talks will be more important than output to fiscal security

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The European Commission has identified areas to bolster the international status of the euro

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GDP last year showed the sharpest fall since 1983 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Eastern EU economies may recover faster after shrinking less in 2020 but government investment capacities will be tested

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Opposition figures have decried an unlevel playing field ahead of next month’s presidential election

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Thailand is looking to kick-start its pandemic-hit tourism sector, but much depends on its vaccine roll-out

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An IMF liquidity injection would be concentrated in Africa's weakest economies

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Companies had easier access to loans and restructuring during the pandemic, but that may have stored up problems

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