Russia oil ban will stress euro-area economic activity

The EU will ban 90% of oil bought from Russia by end-2022, with some exemptions; members are diversifying their supplies

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Afghan economy is unmanageable despite fiscal gains

An economic slump and price rises have increased hunger, and the Taliban cannot or will not secure external funding

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Washington has gone some way towards easing restrictions on Cuba, but no Obama-era-style rapprochement is in sight

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Local conditions are driving Baltic inflation above the EU average and will affect growth rates and the public finances

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Financial markets are under strain as inflation fears morph into a global growth scare

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The ‘Laos-China’ railway appears to be performing strongly

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Jordan’s public debt levels have risen inexorably since 2008, despite a number of IMF reform programmes

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Escalation in geopolitical risk is adding to pressure on Poland’s creditworthiness

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With foreign exchange reserves falling, observers are raising concerns about the health of the economy

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Changes wrought by the pandemic have the potential to raise long-term productivity, but whether they will is uncertain

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