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Qatar | Economy Resilient Despite Blockade
Qatar has staved off disaster with new alliances. Still, the regional conflict must be resolved for long-term health.
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Turkey | Business As Usual Despite Turmoil
Turkey’s geographic and economic position in the middle—between East and West, developing and developed—has made it a hub for multinationals.
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Latin America | Economic Laggards Recover to Slow And Steady Growth
As Latin America’s laggards recover, growth is trending toward a regional norm of slow but steady.
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Q&A With Central Bank Governor of Jordan
Dr. Ziad Fariz, governor of Jordan’s central bank since 2012, talks about the refugee problem, recovery from the financial crisis, and how his country is keeping its financial system on an even keel.
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Q&A With Central Bank Governor of Lebanon
Riad Salamé, governor of Lebanon’s central bank, discusses economic conditions for his country and the region in general, and how Lebanon benefits from its “strong, healthy and conservative banking sector.”
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The Levant: Sun Shines Through Clouds
Definedloosely as the region spreading from Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria in the northeast, and including Egypt in the southwest, with Cyprus off the shore, the Levant sees many points of lightdespite the current gloomy outlook.
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Frontier Markets Report | Tunisia
Tunisia’s economic problems high-light the need for foreign direct investment to shore up its economy.
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Banking In Brazil | Addicted To Hot Money
With thestate-owned National Bank for Economic and Social Development ending its subsidized credit lending practice in Brazil,state and private retail banks will have to step in to support thelong-term credit market unlike at present.
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Brazil’s Half-Glass Economy
With a growing budget deficit, Brazil is struggling to climb out of recession and become globally competitive.
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India | A New Way Forward For Banking
India’s banking system, weighted toward state-backed entities, is opening up to private-sector banks to boost competition.
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Mongolia’s Growth Slows Down
As it accepts bailout money and conditions, Mongolia seeks to develop a long-term economic plan to reduce its dependence on commodities.
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España Va Bien
With reforms taking hold and world trade recovering, Spain is stronger than at any time since the 2008 financial crisis.