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This is the introduction to Blighty, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our correspondents turn their gaze on the latest developments in Britain. https://www.economist.com/newsletters/blighty . Matthew Holehouse, our British political [...]

Economic policy will remain guided by the IMF programme which is aligned with Mr Abiy's Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda, focusing on economic liberalisation, privatisation, currency stabilisation and debt sustainability. Major [...]

Mr Boric's tax and pension reforms, as well as efforts to ease regulatory red tape and increase the state's role in the lithium sector will shape the economic policy landscape [...]

Political and economic outlook The largest contributor to GDP is the services sector (representing about 50%), followed by agriculture (about 25%) and industry (about 20%). However, plentiful gas reserves, which [...]

The BRH will adhere to an accommodative monetary policy stance in 2024-25 to mitigate the economic fallout from the security crisis. The BRH has held the benchmark repurchase agreement (repo) [...]

Economic policy will remain largely unchanged after the parliamentary election in June. The emphasis is on implementing the New Revival Policy, a government programme announced by the MPP to boost [...]

Following the conclusion of elections we expect policy continuity and project that the government's policy focus in its new term will return to sustaining brisk economic growth. Climate change mitigation [...]

The French state maintains an oversized role in the economy, providing financial transfers that are estimated to equate to about 15% of New Caledonia's GDP. The territorial government's long-term policy [...]

https://www.economist.com/newsletters/us-in-brief to receive "The US in brief" as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox. Joe Biden hosts foreign leaders on Tuesday at a NATO summit in Washington, DC. He [...]

Economic policy and reforms are guided by an ongoing 40-month, US$320m extended credit facility (ECF; March 2021-July 2024) with the IMF. We expect the government to request a similar follow-up [...]

In the short term, economic policy will remain focused on providing support to mitigate external and climate shocks to the economy. This will include continued provision of fertiliser subsidies in [...]

Political and economic outlook Uruguay is a small, open economy with high per-head income and stable democratic institutions. The country is dependent on food exports and tourism, leaving it vulnerable [...]

Ties with international bodies such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO, following its accession in February 2024), the IMF and the World Bank will remain solid. Such relations will help [...]

In the short term economic policy will remain focused on providing support to mitigate external and climate shocks to the economy. This will include continued provision of fertiliser subsidies in [...]

What's happened? On March 31st the ruling religious-conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, suffered substantial losses to the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) [...]

Diplomatic ties with France, Comoros's former colonial power and a major bilateral donor and trading partner, will remain crucial and cordial, underpinned by France's importance to Comorian economic policy. The [...]

Government policy over 2024-25 will be focused on implementing IMF-recommended fiscal, monetary and institutional reforms. Economic policy and reforms are guided by an ongoing 40-month, US$320m extended credit facility (ECF; [...]

Political and economic outlook Botswana is one of Africa's most stable democracies, with strong political institutions and a track record of peaceful elections. The economy is heavily dependent on the [...]

Given its size, Nigeria is a major player in Africa, but economic policy has a protectionist skew. Domestic security challenges will reduce Nigeria's ability to contribute troops to regional military [...]

The junta's attitude towards economic policy will be nationalistic, but also mindful that development of critical natural resource sectors and infrastructure depends almost entirely on foreign direct investment (FDI). This [...]

Diplomatic ties with France, Comoros's former colonial power and a major bilateral donor and trading partner, will remain crucial and cordial, underpinned by France's importance to Comorian economic policy. The [...]

Government policy over 2024-25 will be focused on implementing IMF-recommended fiscal, monetary and institutional reforms. Economic policy and reforms are guided by an ongoing 40-month, US$320m extended credit facility (ECF; [...]

Given its size, Nigeria is a major player in Africa, but economic policy has a protectionist skew. Domestic security challenges will reduce Nigeria's ability to contribute troops to regional military [...]

Malawi's next parliamentary and presidential elections are due in September 2025. We expect Mr Chakwera, who secured 59% of the vote in the rerun of the presidential election in June [...]

In the short term economic policy will remain focused on providing support to mitigate geopolitical shocks to the economy, including the continued provision of fertiliser subsidies during fiscal year 2023-24 [...]

Political and economic outlook Botswana is one of Africa's most stable democracies, with strong political institutions and a track record of peaceful elections. The economy is heavily dependent on the [...]

Given its size, Nigeria is a major player in Africa, but economic policy has a protectionist skew. Domestic security challenges will reduce Nigeria's ability to contribute troops to regional military [...]

What's happened? The Ministry of Finance has raised the equivalent of almost US$500m in Egypt's debut issue of Panda bonds in the Chinese market. The Treasury is looking to raise [...]

Economic policy in 2024-28 will focus on driving inclusive economic growth, promoting industrialisation and addressing infrastructure bottlenecks (relating to roads, water and power) through a mix of government and private [...]

Economic policy in the short term will remain focused on providing support to mitigate geopolitical shocks to the economy, including the continued provision of fertiliser subsidies during fiscal year 2023-24 [...]

It is not hard to see why Europe feels the urge to copy President Joe Biden's economic policies. The loss of cheap Russian fossil fuels has made the clean-energy transition [...]

The French state maintains an oversized role in the economy, providing an estimated US$1.4bn in annual financial transfers to New Caledonia, equivalent to around 15% of the territory's GDP. The [...]

Given its size, Nigeria is a major player in Africa, but economic policy has a protectionist skew. Domestic security challenges will reduce Nigeria's ability to contribute troops to regional military [...]

Economic policy in 2023-27 will focus on driving inclusive economic growth, promoting industrialisation and addressing infrastructure bottlenecks (relating to roads, water and power) through a mix of government and private [...]

Diplomatic ties with France, Comoros's former colonial power and a major bilateral donor and trading partner, will remain crucial and cordial, underpinned by France's importance to Comorian economic policy. The [...]

Given its size, Nigeria is a major player in Africa, but economic policy has a protectionist skew. Domestic security challenges will reduce Nigeria's ability to contribute troops to regional military [...]

Malawi's next parliamentary and presidential elections are due in September 2025. We expect Mr Chakwera, who secured 59% of the vote in the rerun of the presidential election in June [...]

Even given flows of Russian gas to Austria, energy security will continue to dominate the Austrian government's policy agenda for the remainder of the 2022/23 winter, as well as the [...]

Diplomatic ties with France, Comoros's former colonial power and a major bilateral donor and trading partner, will remain crucial and cordial, underpinned by France's importance to Comorian economic policy. The [...]

Even given flows of Russian gas to Austria, energy security will continue to dominate the Austrian government's policy agenda for the remainder of the 2022/23 winter, as well as the [...]

What's happened? On March 5th the Chinese government set a real GDP growth target of about 5% for 2023, at the lower end of market expectations. The conservative growth target [...]

EIU expects Argentina's political landscape to be fractious in the near term as the approaching October 2023 general election fuels political tension and polarisation. The ruling left-wing Frente de Todos [...]

Fiji's new government has begun ambitiously. However, pushing changes too quickly, in terms of personnel appointments and indigenous rights policies, could invite military intervention. Economic policy will focus on fostering [...]

Combating inflation will be the overriding economic policy priority in 2023. Inflation rates will remain elevated as utility subsidies are gradually withdrawn, but they will decrease as commodity prices soften [...]

Given its size, Nigeria is a major player in Africa, but economic policy will be protectionist and move away from internationalism. Domestic security challenges will reduce Nigeria's ability to contribute [...]

In recent months the Real has been volatile amid local and global developments, although it has strengthened since Lula took office despite investor jitters over some of his economic policy [...]

Given its size, Nigeria is a major player in Africa, but economic policy will become protectionist and move away from internationalism. In addition, domestic security challenges will reduce Nigeria's ability [...]

The Real has been volatile amid local and global developments, especially after concerns about fiscal responsibility under Lula rose. This has prevented the Real from recovering much of its pandemic-related [...]

Given its size, Nigeria is a major player in Africa, but economic policy choices will become protectionist and away from internationalism. In addition, domestic security challenges will diminish Nigeria's ability [...]