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July 2024
Overview. Egyptians are sitting in the dark – literally – about what comes next. All eyes look to Israel and what it will do next. The worry of an escalation of violence and fighting on the nation’s doorstep is keeping people glued to their chosen news sources. This is good for President Sisi.…… Read the…
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June 2024
May was a relatively stable month politically. On the economic front, the government’s GDP growth calculations show a GDP growth rate of 5.82% for the current fiscal year, which is around the estimations of international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF. The central bank has also stopped regulating lending rates for…
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July 2024
Kazakhstan is opening the door, to what President Tokayev describes as “new oil”, and going after mineral mining investment and is actively drawing up a plan for the development of this extremely lucrative sector. At the same time, stronger and stronger trade ties with China and other neighbours are bringing optimism right across the board.………
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June 2024
Overview. President Sisi’s patience and diplomatic skills are being sorely tested. Israel appears intent on pushing every last one of his buttons to see just how far they can go. It is in Egypt’s interest to bring peace to Gaza. Revenue, growth, and stability depend on it, but Israel is making it difficult for some…
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May 2024
Pakistan urgently needs a new IMF programme. It is also crying out for immediate economic reforms. The nation sits on a cliff edge in danger of a fall into a debt restructuring. We have a new government but are they up to the task? Coalition governments often make poor economic decisions as they try to…
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September 2024
Former Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus has taken charge of the interim government, following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, and her subsequent flight to India. The BNP leadership has called for Hasina to be extradited to Bangladesh to face trial. Flash floods have devastated various low-lying areas of the country, leaving millions…