Category: Country Reports
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June 2021
Overview. Egypt is still swimming deep in the 3rd wave of C19 but taking strong, steady strokes. Vaccination programmes, social restrictions and plans of being the vaccine manufacturing hub of Africa all bode well that Egypt will come through this battered and bruised but breathing. President’s Sisi’s gaze though for now is aimed outside his…
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June 2021
Overview. May featured reduced incidences of terrorism, increased GDP growth, Eid-ul-Fitr, C19 vaccination, protests against Israel, Opposition revision of their political agenda against the ruling government, and renewed cooperation with US regards the withdrawal from Afghanistan. C19. The closure of markets, shopping malls, picnic and tourist spots, public transport government/private offices/institutes a week prior to…
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June 2021
Overview. The BNP have said that they will not take part in the upcoming by-poll elections, citing the incompetence of the Election Commission. On the economic front, Bangladesh GDP per capita has increased from USD 2,064 to USD 2,227. Remittance inflow has surpassed the USD 20 billion mark in a single fiscal year for the…
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June 2021
Overview. Despite the availability of three vaccines the RoK’s C19 vaccination campaign remains slow. Rising oil prices led to a slight appreciation of the Tenge. The government continues to pursue avenues for boosting post-pandemic economic recovery through attracting foreign capital, and encouraging existing investors to advance their development/expansion plans. C19.…… Read the rest
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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…