Author: Elaine
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May 2024
In the run-up to May’s critical upazila (local) elections, the main opposition party, the BNP, have expelled 73 members of their party for preparing to take part in the election, thereby violating the BNP’s decision to not take part. The IMF has, for the second time in recent months, reduced its GDP growth forecast (down…
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May 2024
In the run-up to May’s critical upazila (local) elections, the main opposition party, the BNP, have expelled 73 members of their party for preparing to take part in the election, thereby violating the BNP’s decision to not take part. The IMF has, for the second time in recent months, reduced its GDP growth forecast (down…
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May 2024
The clocks have changed in Egypt and summer has officially begun but what is also becoming apparent is that Egypt is not only on a new time, it is entering a new economic era. The average Egyptian continues to struggle with an ever-increasing cost of living but we are seeing some surprisingly mature financial choices…
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April 2024
The seemingly daily blame-game between the two main political parties continues apace, with the two blaming each other for a lack of democracy in the country. On the economic front, exports continue to surge with a third consecutive month of USD 5-billion plus earnings, while remittance collection also continues to show good numbers.… Read the…
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April 2024
The seemingly daily blame-game between the two main political parties continues apace, with the two blaming each other for a lack of democracy in the country. On the economic front, exports continue to surge with a third consecutive month of USD 5-billion plus earnings, while remittance collection also continues to show good numbers.… Read the…
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Thinking the unthinkable – why talk of resuming UK conscription is not what it seems
The below analysis was provided to our clients on 1st February 2024. Since then, conversations about increasing European defence spending have been rife across the continent. In recent weeks there have been some fairly alarming statements made by UK politicians, senior serving and retired UK military officers, and by Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy on a recent…