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Primaries, talks and Maduro’s diplomacy
VENEZUELA · Report · 28 Nov 2022

Two events that have been on the radar for months finally happened. On November 26, the Maduro government and the opposition signed their first agreement in Mexico, and the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued license 41 expanding the scope of Chevron's operations in Ven...

Economics: Results in November may suggest the recovery is peaking as major risks loom
MEXICO · Report · 28 Nov 2022

Economic news published in November delivered numerous readings of economic activity in Mexico that proved to be much stronger than expected, beginning with a 4.3% yoy surge in third quarter GDP. While manufacturing continued to contribute significantly, thanks to the bounce seen in US GDP and in...

Kazakhstan and Russia affirm their friendship
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 28 Nov 2022

On November 28 Putin met the Kazakh President in Moscow. President Tokayev signed an agreement. Tokayev has just been re-elected to serve a 7 year term. He is constitutionally barred from seeking another term after this one. This is his first visit since the election and that in itself is telling...

The future governing coalition and other weekly topics
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 28 Nov 2022

This will be a decisive week for the Transition Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC). Lula is expected to start announcing the names of his ministerial team. On December 2, the Working Group created by Minister Gilmar Mendes to discuss the constitutionality of the ICMS reduction concludes its ...

Synthesis of the Brazilian Economy
BRAZIL ECONOMICS · Report · 28 Nov 2022

Four weeks after the runoff election, in the midst of serious uncertainties, some hints have emerged of what can be expected of the new government. An important one is that the PT has changed very little with the passage of time. Lula continues to centralize decisions in his hands, which deters t...

The Transition PEC must be put to a vote this week to be enacted by December 15, the Joint Budget Committee will hold a public hearing on the 2023 Federal Budget tomorrow, and the Transition Team will publish the first sectoral reports on November 30
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 28 Nov 2022

The probability is for Transition Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC) to be valid for less than four years and provide less than R$150 billion, as proposed by the PT. In Congress, the preference is for a value of up to R$100 billion for just one year. For the proposal to be enacted by Decembe...

Russia preparing bomb shelters
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 28 Nov 2022

On November 26 Russian media reported that the government is inspecting bomb shelters. Bomb shelter signs are going up on streets particularly in the Belgorod Region, which borders Ukraine. In Rostov-on-Don, shelter signs have been erected. Civil defense is being put into a high state of readines...

Another spike in growth
INDONESIA · Report · 28 Nov 2022

The Indonesian economy posted an encouraging result for Q3 2022, growing by 5.72% Y/Y. This is significantly higher than the 5.44% achieved in the previous quarter. In fact, the rate of growth also exceeded the consensus. Compared to the previous quarter, the Indonesian economy also expanded, ...

A dovish hike combined with hawkish talk
ISRAEL · Report · 28 Nov 2022

1. Despite the 0.5% dovish hike, messages from the BoI remain rather hawkish. 2. We currently expect two more hikes, to a terminal rate of 4.0% in February 2023. 3. The MoF does not appear concerned that the cancellation of non-tradeable bonds will put pressure on tradeable bonds.

A dovish hike combined with hawkish talk
ISRAEL · In Brief · 27 Nov 2022

Rates increased by 0.5% to 3.25% On Monday, the BoI hiked rates up by 0.5%, while market expectations were divided between 0.5% and 0.75%. The monetary statement retained the usual justification: Inflation is above target, economic activity is strong, and the labor market tight. On the other hand...

“Yağdır, Mevlam, Yağdır”*
TURKEY · Report · 27 Nov 2022 · 2 responses

To our surprise, Saudi Arabia and Qatar chose to bankroll President Erdogan’s election campaign with generous financial donations. In return, Erdogan promised to meet Assad and shook hands with Sisi. However, neither U-turn signals substantial policy change. Financial aid from Gulf countries poss...

Russian combat deaths proven to be 9,300+
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 27 Nov 2022

On November 26 the BBC and a Russian media outlet Mediazone said they could name 9,300 Russian soldiers who have died in the Ukraine War. It is thought that the true number of war deaths could easily be double this. The report said that total casualties (dead, wounded, missing and captured) could...

Oil price cap will have repercussions from the West - Putin
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 25 Nov 2022

On November 24 Putin said to the Iraqi PM that the Western plan to put a cap on Russian oil will harm the energy market. The Kremlin published a transcript of his conversation.  The US said on November 22 that it will soon announce details of its oil cap plan along with its allies. The oil price ...

GULF WEEKLY: Saudi+Qatar to aid Turkey, Abu Dhabi H1 GDP, Kuwait announces political amnesty
GULF COUNTRIES · Report · 25 Nov 2022 · 1 response

A skimmable summary overlaid with our analysis and links. Headlines: * Oil ministers denied that a quota increase was being considered in response to the Russia price cap. * Saudi Arabia and Qatar are finalizing up to $15bn in financing support for Turkey. * Saudi nationalism was stoked by a...

Recovery again constrained by COVID
CHINA · Report · 25 Nov 2022

Growth is weakly recovering, with pressure ahead largely due to COVID prevention measures and related lockdowns. Although rumors have suggested that the zero-COVID policy could be abandoned, there were also signs that China would commit to this policy in the short term, citing reasons in state me...