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Syria’s Assad will seize post-quake opportunities
Damascus is seeking to maximise its international leverage through aid negotiations
Lula foreign policy will stress Brazil's regional role
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has visited Washington, Buenos Aires and Montevideo since taking office last month
The ECB will face a conundrum over its monetary policy
After the latest ECB meeting, investors shifted to believing that tightening might end soon, but this may be optimistic
Mounting economic problems endanger Moldova stability
Russia and other external factors make life tough for Moldova's government but an unfixable economy is its real enemy
MoldovaZambia’s debt deal may face a geopolitical tug of war
Disputes between the West and China appear to be preventing finalisation of a debt deal that is critical for Zambia
ZambiaImposing Iraqi fiscal discipline will face challenges
The government is preparing the 2023 budget amid calls for higher spending on vested interests
IraqDemographic-focused policies would raise global growth
China says its population shrank in 2022 while Japan and Europe have raised fears about the impacts of ageing
FinanceKuwait's crown prince will face difficult choices
Kuwait’s cabinet submitted its resignation on January 23
KuwaitPeru's institutional impasse has no rapid solution
Congress has voted down proposals for early elections as demanded by street protests to end a national crisis
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