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Midterm polls will knock Argentine budget off course
Looming midterm elections have delayed debate of the draft 2022 budget, which is likely to undergo significant changes
ArgentinaPressures to abort IMF deal will mount in Argentina
President Alberto Fernandez took a defiant stance towards the IMF yesterday, days before meeting its managing director
ArgentinaPoverty and Shia-Christian anger raise Lebanon risks
As a final end to fuel subsidies is set to boost already-high inflation, rival sectarian leaders become more vitriolic
LebanonDelayed IMF talks will boost Argentine uncertainties
The president confirmed yesterday that there would be no IMF deal before early 2022
ArgentinaIll-timed Argentina-IMF debt talks will not advance
Economy Minister Martin Guzman will meet the IMF managing director this week to discuss debt refinancing
ArgentinaNew Lebanese cabinet’s economic plan faces hurdles
There is finally a government in Beirut, but it is still failing to keep the lights on
LebanonPakistan’s IMF ties could be increasingly tense
Talks over the sixth review of Islamabad’s latest bailout programme with the Fund are due to resume later this month
PakistanOman’s progressive fiscal measures may face pushback
Muscat went ahead with planned consolidation, including of state jobs, in its 2021 budget, despite the pandemic
Oman