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April 2023
Overview. Yet again, Egypt is all about the money. The currency crisis is just not going away and the cost of it is crippling for much of the population. Prices are literally changing daily. Some online retailers are struggling to keep up and have simply removed some products from their platforms as instant re-pricing on…
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April 2023
Overview. The ruling Awami League has said that there is no freedom of expression within the main opposition party, the BNP, with everyone blindly following the orders of the top leadership. The BNP has turned down the chance for a meeting with the election commissioner, stating that any such meeting will not be useful unless…
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April 2023
Overview. The complete overhaul of Kazakhstan’s political system is now complete. Peaceful Parliamentary elections were held in March which appears to have rebooted the system and pushed the violent protests we saw 14 months ago even further over the horizon. The opening up of the political system is set to allow for some genuine opposition…
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March 2023
Overview. Drone and air attacks by Israel signal an escalation – albeit still within bounds – against Iranian defence and critical economic infrastructure. Iranian action against Israeli-owned shipping underlines its disruptive capacity too. Calibrated conciliatory action by the Supreme Leader further bled the protest movement of more momentum this month, while the IAEA reported a…
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March 2023
Overview. Egypt’s currency has lost half its value to the US Dollar since March 2022. Inflation in January rose to 26.5% and it is really beginning to bite. Shops across the country are running low on even the most basic items as the lack of foreign currency puts imported products out of reach for all…
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March 2023
Overview. The political mud-slinging in Bangladesh continued in February, with the ruling Awami League and main opposition party taking pot shots at each other. GDP growth in the last fiscal year was an impressive 7.1%, albeit slightly less than the government’s estimate. The central bank has doubled the amount that people can repatriate without declaration…
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March 2023
Overview. We are now only weeks away from an election and it has never been more important to Tokayev that the vote is fair, free and puts some new faces on the political landscape. He has actively worked to re-set the political system in his country and now his credibility depends on following through.…… Read…
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March 2023
Overview.The only thing that has been predictable about this year’s Presidential election in Nigeria has been that is unpredictable.As the nation waits to hear the final result there is an uneasy calm – but not the nice kind, more a calm before a storm. Already allegations of voting fraud are being heard.…… Read the rest
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February 2023
Overview. The regime has responded to on-going protests (now in their fifth month) with more lethal force in the outlying provinces and with a series of death sentences and executions of young people accused of being involved in protest activity. This seems to have cooled all but the most fervent demonstrators’ enthusiasms for now.…… Read…
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February 2023
Overview. Egypt’s economy is staggering. Prices in all sectors continue to surge, putting inflation at its highest rate since 2017. The search is still on to find a sustainable economic system that can support Egypt in the long term. Stabilising the economy is now imperative. If it were to fail, the ensuing political turmoil and…