Category: Country Reports
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November 2022
Overview. The main opposition party’s (BNP) General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused the government of plundering resources from the country’s economy and asked how the foreign reserves were spent towards building the Payra seaport. On the economic front, the World Bank has decreased its estimate of Bangladesh’s GDP growth this fiscal year from…
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November 2022
A busy month on many fronts; COAS Bajwa visited the USA, a journalist was killed in Kenya (see our Kenya report), the disqualification of ex-PM Khan by the Election Commission of Pakistan and subsequent protest demonstrations, the surprise appearance of Pakistan’s spy chief in national media, and the FATF decision to upgrade Pakistan from the…
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November 2022
Overview. Momentum is building towards early presidential elections on 20th November. Whilst we anticipate that Tokayev will win, and secure his position until 2029, we are concerned that his victory will be met with unrest. In last month’s report we mentioned that President Tokayev met with the President of the People's Republic of China,…
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November 2022
In some quarters President Ruto has made a slow start in terms of his promises. What he can deliver immediately might be a few tokens but he faces the same challenges as many nations across the globe; high national debt, a weakening currency and high inflation. His task is compounded by unfortunate demographics including one…
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November 2022
Overview. Nationwide protests continued beyond the 40-day mark resulting in the predictably violent crackdown, but also in obvious decision-making paralysis at the top of the regime on how to respond. The protests’ broad social, economic, and geographical bases mark this series of unrest as distinct from the last two bouts of serious political violence.…… Read…
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October 2022
Overview. As cooler autumn breezes begin to blow, Egypt is slowly getting back to work. The long summer parliamentary break has ended and finally Ministers will be able to start dealing with all the problems felt by their citizens as inflation bites hard and prices of even the most basic items soar.…… Read the rest
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November 2022
Overview. Inflation, flotation, financing and climate change are the only topics of discussion in Egypt at the moment. Some major economic changes have seen exchange rates swing wildly south against the US Dollar and people are feeling the pinch. The government has made some major commitments to lock in prices of fuel and electricity, but…
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October 2022
Overview. September was a relatively stable month in Bangladesh. On the political front, the main opposition party, the BNP, accused the ruling party, the Awami League, of procuring huge numbers of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in an attempt to rig the upcoming elections. On the economic front, Bangladesh’s GDP is expected to fall to 6.6%…
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October 2022
Overview. September was a relatively stable month in Bangladesh. On the political front, the main opposition party, the BNP, accused the ruling party, the Awami League, of procuring huge numbers of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in an attempt to rig the upcoming elections. On the economic front, Bangladesh’s GDP is expected to fall to 6.6%…
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October 2022
Much of the government’s focus this month has understandably surrounded flood relief activities after receiving financial aid from various countries. Meanwhile former PM Imran Khan and the PTI continue to apply pressure with calls for nationwide protest demonstrations and a march to Islamabad. Chief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, is due to…