South African relief plan will not halt further slide

The government’s socio-economic relief package is unlikely to be anything more than a short-term panacea

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Virus responses will severely hurt Morocco’s economy

Rabat has rushed to apply containment measures to minimise health risks, but the economy has ground to a halt

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Unemployment has risen due to the COVID-19 lockdown

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Weak policing and management are allowing EU and Asian fishing boats to fish illegally but profitably off West Africa

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US sanctions and government mismanagement are exacerbating financial and health impacts

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Changes in cultural institutions are a symptom of PiS’s wider monopolisation of the Polish state

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Costa Rica may be better prepared than some of its neighbours, but COVID-19 will deal a major blow to its economy

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Congress is trying to agree top-up money for smaller firms, and a fourth COVID-19 aid bill

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Further pressure on the lira could add to economic difficulties, particularly managing twin public and external deficits

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A new government had articulated plans to turn the economy around just as the coronavirus pandemic struck

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