EIU Country Analysis

economic policy is to achieve a level of growth that makes...of growth that makes possible a sustained reduction of poverty. Economic...to continue to suffer from a gradual fall in gold output...Amadou Toumani Toure. This is a region of vital strategic significance

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real terms. The retail sales index was pushed higher by a sharp rise in the food component (#.#% year on

#HQ United Kingdom Ukraine at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW Like...glance: ####-## OVERVIEW Like a succession of governments in recent...scene for further political conflict. A rise in inflation to rates...the hryvnya to appreciate if a tightening of fiscal policy is

led by Silvio Berlusconi won a clear victory in the general...April ##th-##th. He has a large majority in the Chamber...Deputies (the lower house) and a smaller, but still comfortable one...it is likely to prove as unstable and ineffective as the previous one in ####

political parties are preparing for a parliamentary election in June. Poverty...June. Poverty reduction will remain a policy priority for the incoming...grow by around #-#% a year in ####-##, driven...political parties are preparing for a parliamentary election in June. Mongolia

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Gu angzhou ## Box: Building a car city from scratch ##...an enormous shift?from getting as much as possible, fr om almost any...gone from being favoured?with a few exceptions?to being treated...few exceptions?to being treated as no different from any other

will continue to promote itself as an important hub in the...expected to gain in importance as a source of capital. The labour

led by Silvio Berlusconi won a clear victory in the general...April ##th-##th. He has a large majority in the Chamber...Deputies (the lower house) and a smaller, but still comfortable one...it is likely to prove as unstable and ineffective as the previous one in ####

#HQ United Kingdom Algeria at a glance: ####-## OVERVIEW Algeria...enabling him to stand for a third term in ####. This...Underground Islamist groups will represent a persistent, and possibly increasing, security...threat, but will not pose a danger to general political stability

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being punished by currency markets A number of countries with high...was viewed by financial markets as a reason to buy a cur- rency, on the basisthat...further. This may seem counterintuitive as high inflation erodesthe buy- ing...exchange carry trade, which enjoyed a period ofstrong positive returns. From

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dollar is becoming increasingly inappropriate, as it is contributing to macroeconomic...the absence so far of a concerted fiscal response, pressure is...rate flexibility in ####-## as a first step towards inflation-targeting...be likely to result in a nominal appreciation of the hryvnya

party network, and it has a firm grip on local government...policy it can be regarded as pragmatic reformist. Nevertheless, it tends...or it has no choice as a result of international agreements. The...spheres, favouring greater transparency and a tougher line on corruption. The

some services. Infrastructure development is a priority of the government#;s...and Sua Pan. Botswana Railways, a parastatal, operates the railway. The...country#;s bulk exports such as copper, nickel, beef, soda ash...developed, and tarred roads of a good stand-ard link all

to grow very slowly, with a projected rate of increase of...increase of just #.#% a year in ####-##, compared...in ####-##, compared with a rate of #.#% a year in ####-##. The...South Africa, not least because a small number of AIDS "deniers

INTELLIGENCE UNIT The emergence of a large and prosperous black middle...is in the midst of a fundamental transformation as the black majority is increasingly...for goods and services across a whole range of sectors. Buoyant...combined with specific initiatives such as black economic empowerment (BEE)--are

which have loosely been defined as technocrats and populists but which...aligned with backbenchers. There is a drive for greater unity in...although its willingness to embrace a wide range of opposition forces...increasingly looks to be in a position to challenge the BNF