Category: Country Reports
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January 2024
As fighting on Egypt’s eastern border intensifies, internationally everyone is looking to Egypt to see what comes next. Cairo remains concerned about an influx of Palestinians into the Sinai but is in a limited position to do anything about it. Meanwhile, Egypt continues to suffer from a foreign currency gap and all eyes at home…
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January 2024
We anticipate that it will be good New Year for Tanzania. The country is quickly becoming a regional heavyweight and that is packing quite an economic and political punch. Industrial development and improved local production and manufacturing all point to positive growth for 2024 and should make it very attractive to investors both at home…
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January 2024
Kazakhstan celebrated its 32nd Independence Day on 16th December and we can say that the baby really is now all grown up. Since coming to power, Tokayev’s numerous political, social and economic reforms have transformed the relationship between citizens and state. The plan behind the reforms was to gradually modernise the country in a controlled…
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January 2024
Overview. Election campaigning is coming towards its end as next week’s elections come ever closer, with the Awami League campaigning to remain in power, while BNP is seeking a stop to elections. The World Bank has said it is not happy with the government’s new draft law regarding Non-Performing Loans.…… Read the rest
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December 2023
Iran-linked militias have stepped up their activities against Israeli interests and US forces in the Middle East, as anticipated, albeit Iran remains keen not to become directly involved in a wider regional conflagration. Israel-Gaza. Iran’s top diplomat Hossein Amirabdollahian met with the leader of Hezbollah in an undisclosed location in Lebanon.…… Read the rest
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December 2023
Egypt is in disarray, yet oddly calm. The economy is teetering, the exchange rate is soaring, savings are dwindling, prices are skyrocketing, and people are hungry. If this were any other time in history people would be out on the streets and demanding change but there is one unlikely glue that is holding everything together…