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May 2021
Overview. Three rounds of indirect talks between Iran and the US took place in April, producing some encouraging noises. Despite both US State Department and Iranian Foreign Ministry spokespeople ending the last round cautioning that progress was slow, and that major issues remained, the talks appear not to have been derailed by the remarkable (Israeli)…
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May 2021
Overview. Egypt is calling in the big guns as the talks on Ethiopia’s dam continue to falter. By reaching out to the USA, EU and the UN it hopes that some kind of compromise can be reached but is still not ruling out the possibility of offensive action. Egypt is also using a little emotional…
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May 2021
Overview. April was a busy month in Pakistan, featuring more TLP protests and continued threats towards French nationals, a terrorist attack on the Serena Hotel in Quetta, calls for the military to become more involved in enforcing C19 restrictions, developments in Pakistani relations with Russia, and the accelerated withdrawal of allied forces from Afghanistan.…… Read…
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May 2021
Overview. On the political front, all elections have been postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. On the economic front, in more positive news, the IMF has upgraded Bangladesh GDP growth rate projections for 2021 from 4.4% to 5%. Export earnings have also risen more than 12% year-on-year, while FMO, a Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has…
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May 2021
Overview. The country’s C19 vaccination campaign began on 1st February with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and now continues with locally produced Sputnik V-based vaccine. After a peak in February, the oil price again started to decline, causing further depreciation of the Tenge. C19. Although the vaccination of the front-end professionals (doctors and teachers) started…
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April 2021
Overview. The New Year (Nowruz) holiday takes place against the backdrop of tightening coronavirus restrictions and no let-up in the geopolitical situation. Signals of a move towards a JCPOA-like agreement look unlikely before the June presidential elections. A new strategic partnership is signed with China and the Suez blockage helps make the case for an…