Inflation adds to political instability in East Africa

Rising inflation and volatile politics raise concerns about the region’s capacity to absorb further food security shocks

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Slovenia’s government will work with new president

The left-wing coalition needs the president’s support to tackle the energy crisis and overhaul taxes

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Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats could break with tradition by pursuing a governing alliance with the centre-right

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President Macron has formally ended Operation Barkhane, France's anti-jihadist operation in the Sahel

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The Fall Economic Statement stresses the need for restraint but maintains spending in key areas including education

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Indonesia wants to upgrade its industrial capability by moving away from exports of raw materials

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The government has submitted a pension reform bill to Congress, one of President Gabriel Boric's key election promises

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The government has managed a degree of budgetary consolidation, which aims to create headroom for increased growth

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Panama is on a post-pandemic growth trajectory, supported by sound policy measures

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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are in relatively good shape, in large part because Russia continues to import their labour

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