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Mali will probably test ECOWAS resolve again

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MALI

Formally, the sanctions were removed because Mali’s military-dominated transitional government promulgated a new electoral law as well as a new 24-month transition timetable. The…

River levels may become long-term worry in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The drought has increased transport costs and complicated export logistics as well as electricity generation and water provision for millions of people. It coincides with the end…

Coalition party will decide Slovak government’s fate

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SLOVAKIA

The president’s statement reflects a widespread crisis of trust in the government a week after investigative journalist Jan Kuciak was found shot dead with his fiancee Martina…

Gulf states will not abandon dollar peg in medium term

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GULF STATES

Gulf currency pegs.

Prospects for the global economy in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for the global economy in 2017.

Rising geopolitical concerns will help gold gain more

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INTERNATIONAL

Gold market dynamics.

ECB to stay dovish despite ending its QE programme

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EU

Fears of Europe's financial fragility are rising after the ECB ended its quantitative easing (QE) programme in December. The programme -- which lasted almost four years -- bought…

US dollar has firm fundamentals despite market doubts

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UNITED STATES

The Dow Jones US stock market index rose above 20,000 for the first time on January 25 but in contrast the dollar has weakened recently, betraying investor nerves about upcoming…

Local fiefdoms will undermine Syrian service provision

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SYRIA

Syria’s civil war is fought not just with bombs and bullets, but with salaries and services. The government has been able to win this aspect of the war by denying services to…

Iran’s slow COVID-19 vaccination will see long impacts

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IRAN

The slow pace of vaccination and the arrival of the Delta variant caused a deadly new pandemic crisis in Iran. However, the new government of President Ibrahim Raisi, like its…