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... population poverty prices reform utilities Electric SOUTH AFRICA: The National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) yesterday ruled on Eskom's proposed tariff increases of 36.15%, 11.81% and 9.1% over the next three years, saying the electricity utility could instead only impose increases...

...Oxford Analytica Significance Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine exacerbated supply chain disruptions in the region, raising food and energy prices. South-east Asian leaders have not isolated Russia, but the war has reinforced doubts among them about its reliability as an arms supplier. Impacts...

.../NAF economy politics social aid debt employment fiscal foreign trade government growth investment prices private sector remittances tourism People queue in front of a bakery selling subsidised bread in Tunis (Hasna/AFP/Getty Images) Tunisia's 2025 budget increases...

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... Belarus RUCIS China EU Poland Russia United States economy international relations politics election foreign investment foreign policy foreign trade growth opposition prices sanctions wages The presidential election took place on January 26 (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty...

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... trade growth prices UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The IMF's end-of-mission press release issued yesterday highlighted that the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s reform policies continue to "support medium-term growth and a smooth energy transition". Growth is forecast to come in at around 4.0% in 2025...

... prices party growth SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today loosened monetary policy for the first time since March 2020. The MAS manages monetary policy by allowing the Singapore dollar to rise or fall against a basket of currencies, within a band. The authority explains...

... prices BRAZIL: Inflation will end 2025 at 5.08%, up from 4.83% at the end of 2024, according to the latest weekly Central Bank survey reported today. The rate is currently expected to ease to 4.1% in 2026, which would mark a return to compliance with the Central Bank's 4.5% target rate...

... environment government growth manufacturing mining prices productivity regional remittances tourism welfare MOROCCO: Royal Air Maroc yesterday relaunched direct flights between Casablanca and Beijing; the airline had suspended the route in 2020 due to COVID-19. The route will boost...

...Oxford Analytica Headline IRAN: A change to the FX system will raise prices © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

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... MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA economy growth oil prices war MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: The oil price for Brent Spot, which is a key component of growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), fell from its recent seven-month high to reach USD80.4 per barrel today. The World Bank's latest...

... economy industry international relations coal energy foreign trade infrastructure prices railway sanctions shipping Fossil fuels RUSSIA: In 2024, Russia's coal exports fell by 8% to 195 million tonnes, continuing a decline caused by sanctions, infrastructure challenges, and lower...

... social corruption election government judicial opposition party prices protest rebellion reform security Agathon Rwasa campaigns during the 2020 elections, Gitega, May 17, 2020 (AFP/Getty Images) On January 1, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) rejected...

... election exchange rate monetary policy poverty prices utilities ARGENTINA: According to the statistics agency yesterday, inflation reached 2.7% month-on-month in December, bringing full-year inflation to 117.8% -- down from 211.4% in 2023 and from a year-on-year peak of 289.4% in April. Month...

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... relations energy foreign policy government insurance oil sanctions shipping prices Energy RUSSIA: On January 10, the White House imposed its harshest sanctions yet on Russian oil. Direct sanctions were imposed on major oil companies Surgutneftegaz and Gazprom Neft, insurer Ingosstrakh...

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