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Jordan will struggle to boost employment
Amman has won its next tranche of IMF funding, but reform is lagging in some areas
JordanAthens may not yet return to commercial debt markets
Greece’s debt maturities may be extended, but that depends on tough primary surplus targets Greece is unlikely to meet
GreeceGreek debt deal will only come at last minute
Sides seem agreed that a debt deal is in reach but 2019-22 budget goals seem over-ambitious and crux remains debt relief
GreeceMultilateral development banks pivot to private sector
Plans are underway to encourage more private sector participation in infrastructure, but the financing gap is large
InternationalGeorgieva will face World Bank diplomatic test
The recently appointed CEO of the World Bank brings inside knowledge and connections to the role
InternationalAthens’s reluctance to reform will cost time and money
The Greek reform package is mostly needed and could have been agreed long before now but for governments’ intransigence
GreecePolitical strife in Bosnia may dry up foreign funding
Politicians are putting party interests before the country’s economic and financial viability
Bosnia-HercegovinaIMF sees cause for muted optimism in Argentina
Growth and inflation figures look set to improve, but the impact may not benefit voters in advance of October
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