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The STF will adjudicate appeals regarding the breach of sentences in tax matters, Lula should appoint a new Prosecutor General in the coming days, and the Alesp should hold a public hearing on the privatization of Sabesp
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 16 Nov 2023

Today, November 16, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) will adjudicate appeals from companies regarding the breach of sentences in tax matters. In February, the Court decided that final judicial decisions in favor of taxpayers could be annulled if the Court established a different understanding of t...

New UK Foreign Secretary visits Ukraine
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 16 Nov 2023

On November 16 Lord David Cameron met Zelensky in Kyiv. It is his first trip abroad since being appointed. Cameron is the former British Prime Minister. Lord Cameron was appointed Foreign Secretary on November 13. He reiterated that the United Kingdom shall support Ukraine in every way until the ...

Fiscal Rule under fire
COLOMBIA · In Brief · 16 Nov 2023 · 2 responses

Early on after taking office, President Petro said, “At some point, Colombia will have to choose between Peace and the Fiscal Rule”. Finance Minister Ocampo reacted quickly back then and calmed the waters, saying fiscal policy would be carried out unwaveringly within the limits of the Fiscal Rule...

Bulgarian elections narrowly drive wedge with Russia
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · Report · 16 Nov 2023

Among various EU members, Bulgaria has a close cultural and historical affinity with Russia, but the two countries’ politics have diverged over the post-Soviet period. In the context of the Ukraine war, as well as redrawn energy pipelines, we examine how events in internal politics in Bulgaria lo...

Inflation in October points to deceleration
ISRAEL · In Brief · 15 Nov 2023

Inflation in October points to deceleration Inflation in October (0.5% m/m, 3.7% y/y following 3.8% in September) came in as expected. The underlying trends point to deceleration with housing rental prices (OER) decelerating to 4.9% y/y from 5.5%, while the main housing item moderated to 4.8% y/y...

Bi-Weekly Economic News Summary
KAZAKHSTAN · In Brief · 15 Nov 2023

Nov 2 President: Kazakhstan and Hungary have the potential to increase the annual trade turnover to $1 bln (vs $172.2 mln in FY22) Nov 3 Energy Ministry: In 2024, oil extraction in Kazakhstan may exceed 90 mln tons Energy Ministry: Kazakhstan's gas exports to China will amount to 11 bcm in the ye...

Russia's attack on a Chinese bank
CHINA ADVISORY · Report · 15 Nov 2023

The cyberattack by Russian agents or their proxies on a Chinese bank in the U.S. is more serious than it may appear on the surface. The Russian group LockBit, based in Netherlands but with Russian employees, conducted a ransomware attack on the Chinese bank Industrial and Commercial Bank of China...

Slide Presentation - Geoeconomic reshuffling in the South Caucasus
CAUCASUS / CENTRAL ASIA · Report · 15 Nov 2023

Get insight into how the 3rd Karabakh war has reshuffled the deck of winners and losers in the region and the sustainability of these relationships in the short-to- medium term as individual economies adapt to the new geoeconomic realities—all with the slide presentation from our webinar, "Cauca...

Kazakhstan’s economy continues to grow steadily
KAZAKHSTAN · In Brief · 15 Nov 2023

According to a preliminary estimate of the Bureau of National Statistics, in 9M23, the country’s GDP expanded by 4.7% y-o-y—not a bad result despite some deceleration of growth compared to 1H23 (5.0% y-o-y). There are still powerful 2022 base effects, which could lift GDP growth in 4Q24 and the 2...

Putin signs laws restricting reporting on 2024 election
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 15 Nov 2023

On November 15 Putin inked the law that permits elections to be held in occupied Ukraine, which is under martial law. It also limits media reporting at polling stations. Non-accredited journalists will be forbidden from filming at polling stations at military bases. Opposition groups suspect that...

Renegotiation of AERODOM contract to yield benefits surpassing 1.9 billion
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC · In Brief · 15 Nov 2023

President Luis Abinader announced yesterday the results of the renegotiation of the contract with the company AERODOM, which has been operating 6 public airports under concession since 1999. The renegotiation includes an initial payment or concession rights fee of USD 775 million to be paid in th...

Congress’s counter-reforms; a Finance Ministry confidence shock; BCRP likely to cut again in December
PERU · Report · 14 Nov 2023

In this report, we comment upon three topics. First, we discuss the counter-reform initiated by Congress in 2016, which led to confrontation with the judiciary. Next, following a bit of data-watching, we discuss the government’s new Plan Unidos (“United Plan”), designed to pull the economy out of...

The current account surplus widens in 10M23
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · In Brief · 14 Nov 2023

The CBR’s preliminary report suggested that in October, the current account surplus was almost the same as in September ($11.2 bn versus $11.4 bn). In 10M23, the current account surplus widened to $53.8 bn. Such an improvement in Russia’s external balance occurred amid a higher Brent price and na...

Our inflation outlook hinges on a GL 44 renewal in April
VENEZUELA · Report · 14 Nov 2023

In October, inflation in Venezuela slowed to 5.7 percent in an interruption of its sustained upward trend seen in May–September. We project annual inflation in 2023 to reach 202 percent, down from 234 percent in 2022. October was an atypical month in that primary money (M0) contracted despite ...

The recession ended in Q3 (well, actually in Q2 already according to revised data)
HUNGARY · In Brief · 14 Nov 2023

KSH reported Q3 2023 real GDP growth at +0.9% qoq, -0.3% yoy on seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis. They also revised previous quarters, and so the Q2 data changed to 0% qoq, -2.2% yoy. This means that the economy actually receded in three consecutive quarters through Q1 2023, it stagnated in...

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