Category: Country Reports
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March 2022
Overview. Security continues to deteriorate across Pakistan, especially in the Afghan border provinces. There is potential for a release from the FATF grey-list in the month ahead, as a plenary sits now as we type in Paris to consider Pakistan’s compliance with their conditions. The IMF has sounded a hopeful note, and provided the Pakistan…
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March 2022
Overview. As Kenya approaches the August elections there has this month been more political jockeying and DP Ruto’s chances of becoming the next President are reducing as the other players renege on previous agreements. The big event this month is of course Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ensuing crisis is already affecting all global markets…
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March 2022
Overview. 48% of the population are fully vaccinated. Kazakhstan is getting a huge negative hit from sanctions against Russia. The policy of “open doors” for foreign investments remains Kazakhstan’s strategic priority. New regulation and increased tax to control crypto mining business are being introduced. C19. The spread of the virus slowed down to ~400-500 new…
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March 2022
Overview. Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian described the final issues being discussed in Vienna as ‘solvable’ during a phone conversation with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. He also significantly softened Iran’s stance on key issues while at the Munich Security Conference. A renewal of the JCPOA appears to be closer after this month’s round of talks.………
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March 2022
Overview. To most, the tension between Russia and Ukraine may seem to be a long way away from Egypt but as war breaks out between the two nations, the impact will be felt strongly in the land of the Pharaohs. The ramifications of any further escalation will affect the whole world and, in some aspects…
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February 2022
Overview. The World Bank estimates that Bangladesh will grow at 6.9% in fiscal year 2022-23. The central bank has reduced the single borrower exposure limit from 35% to 25% to contain the concentration of loans to a smaller group of people, while remittances increased slightly after 6 consecutive months of decreasing figures.…… Read the rest