Research Briefing
In this Research Briefing, we will focus on the four most important elections scheduled for 2023: Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Gabon's and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Research Briefing
In this Research Briefing, we will focus on the four most important elections scheduled for 2023: Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Gabon's and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
After a tighter-than-expected runoff on October 30, Lula da Silva (PT) was elected president of Brazil for a third time....
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Egyptian authorities met with IMF staff on the sidelines of the IMF and the World Bank annual meetings held in...
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With Liz Truss's agenda of tax cuts and supply-side reforms dead before it had even begun, her resignation as UK...
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Lula da Silva (PT) won the first round of the presidential election with 48% of the votes. He is favourite...
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The government's levelling up ambition has probably been made more, not less, difficult by the new "Plan for Growth". Policies...
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Brazil's October presidential election will likely be decided in a runoff between two arch-rivals: the far-right Jair Bolsonaro and left-wing...
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A right-wing coalition government is expected to win in the upcoming Italian elections in September. Although "euroexit" is now very...
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There are five days to go until Kenya's high-stakes elections on August 9. All eyes are on the presidential vote,...
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The resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi is going to leave a policy vacuum in Italy. Snap elections are now...
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The resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson could leave a policy vacuum in the UK as the Conservative Party embarks...
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The approaching French legislative elections are defined by serious political risks. Our baseline sees Macron's presidential coalition winning the majority...
Private new capital expenditure fell 0.3% q/q in Q1 2022, led lower by a fall in buildings and structures investment. The weak result is in...
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President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr faces a tricky balancing act between supporting the economic recovery and containing the Philippines' burgeoning fiscal...
The RBA has opted to raise the cash rate target to 0.35%. For some time, the RBA identified faster wage growth...
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Residential real estate markets globally performed strongly over 2020 and 2021 and Australia was no exception. Low borrowing costs, grant...
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The strong performance of the Australian economy over the past six months has led to a sizeable revision of Treasury's...
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The implementation of Marine Le Pen's main economic proposals would drag on France's medium-term growth prospects, according to our analysis....
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The dominance of international events has shifted attention away from the medium-term economic programmes of the candidates in France's crowded...
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The year of 2021 was significant for South Africa. It was marked by the largest civil unrest since the end...