Algeria could be forced into external borrowing

The government plans to cut costs significantly given the oil and gas price crash, while also facing a COVID-19 outbreak

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Belarus faces oil price and COVID-19 shocks

So far the country has few recorded virus cases, but its weak and rigid economic structure is exposed

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The oil price has crashed well below 40 dollars per barrel following Saudi Arabia’s reversion to oil market competition

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An attack against the prime minister has added to the multiple pressures the transition faces

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Phosphates are a key Moroccan export, but raw material prices have declined significantly over the last year

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Weaknesses and imbalances could temper an economic recovery vulnerable to coronavirus impacts or the Syria situation

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Trade protectionism is on the rise across West Africa

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Defaults are rising among state and privately owned enterprises, as well as at firms backed by local governments

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Global growth fears may lead the Czech central bank to adopt the looser policy stance seen elsewhere in Central Europe

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A major central bank policy is now at a crossroads

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