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COUNTRY INSIGHTS
GULF WEEKLY: US-Iran deal imminent, Covid surges in Bahrain, Oman’s EDO to raise $5bn
GULF COUNTRIES · Report · 21 May 2021
A skimmable summary overlaid with our analysis and links. Headlines: * We now see the chances of a US-Iran deal by May 28 as close to 50%, and 80% by July. * Bahrain’s Covid cases continued to rise sharply despite its rapid vaccine rollout. * Vaccinated Saudis were permitted to travel, incl...
Major Russian supermarkets amalgamating
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 21 May 2021
On May 19 it was announced that the chains are uniting. Magnit is buying the discount stroe Dixy for USD 1.25 billion. Mon May 20 Lenta announced it will buy the Billa stores for USD 263 million. Magnit is Russia's main supermarket brand.The Russian supermarket sector was fragmented. That is now ...
Legislative Commissions Finally Conformed
ECUADOR · In Brief · 20 May 2021
After two days of lack of consensus, the new majority formed by Creo-Independents, Pachakutik and Izquierda Democratica finally achieved the exact 70 necessary votes to conform the 15 specialized legislative commissions. However, presidents of these commissions that have nine members, were not ap...
US worried over Russian Military in Arctic
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 20 May 2021
On May 20 the Arctic Council met. The US expressed its dismay at Russian Military drills in the Arctic. Most members of the Arctic Council backed Washington. The US says the organization should emphasize ecology, safety at sea and the welfare of the autochthonous people.Russia wants to control th...
There are no conditions to implement a tax reform in 2021.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC · In Brief · 20 May 2021 · 2 responses
In a long interview to review the first 9 months of his administration, President Luis Abinader indicated that there are no conditions for a tax reform in 2021 and that it is necessary to reach an agreement to see when is the best time to implement said reform. He said that the social forces of t...
Privatization of Eletrobras approved in the House, Pazuello resumes testimony in COVID CPI and Salles under investigation
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 20 May 2021
The provisional measure on the privatization of Eletrobras was approved in the House and will now be analyzed in the Senate. Pazuello perfomed well in the COVID CPI yesterday and should have another long day in the Committee today. Salles is being investigated for a corruption scheme to illegally...
Sberbank gives strongest shareholder returns in the world
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 20 May 2021
On May 19 Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published a study that showed that the Russian bank's performance since 2016 has provided higher dividends than any other bank anywhere. Sberbank is state controlled and it is a major lender. Sberbank is also Russia's biggest publicly listed company. It has...
Russia’s current account to strengthen in 2021
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · In Brief · 20 May 2021
The Central bank estimated that Russia’s current account widened to $28.1bn in 4m21 as an estimate of the 1Q21 balance of payments published earlier suggested that the current account surplus was at $16.8bn. If so, then the current account was particularly strong in April. Meanwhile, according to...
A negotiations bazaar
VENEZUELA · Report · 19 May 2021
Maduro’s government is negotiating with multiple parties. The signals sent by his important recent concessions, an outcome of ongoing negotiations, were listened to attentively by the international community, governments and think-tanks, forcing the interim government and the G4 to stop ignoring ...
Progress towards an Iran nuclear deal hits oil
GULF COUNTRIES · Report · 19 May 2021 · 1 response
We predict a 40% chance of a revived JCPOA nuclear deal closing next week, with an 80% chance of it happening by July, after the June 18 Iranian presidential elections. The oil market is finally beginning to wake up to the threat but hasn't yet priced it in. This presents both a fiscal and a poli...
Instead of calling for the discussion of the Fiscal Pact, the Government begins discussion of a Social Pact with workers and employers.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC · In Brief · 19 May 2021 · 1 response
Yesterday, the Government launched the call for the discussion of a Social Pact with the participation of representatives of the business and labor sectors. The agenda of the discussion is the revision of the Labor Code and the Social Security Law, the first with 30 years of validity and the seco...
Former Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, to testify in the COVID CPI and Congress should vote on Eletrobras privatization
BRAZIL POLITICS · Report · 19 May 2021
The longest serving Minister of Health during the pandemic was granted a habeas corpus from the STF, granting him the right not to answer Senators’ questions. The provisional measure on the privatization of Eletrobras is expected to be approved and should be sent to the Senate this week.
No new US sanctions on Nord Stream 2: rumors
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 19 May 2021
On May 18 Axios reported that the United States shall not impose further sanctions on the gas pipeline. The US Government will not sanction Nord Stream 2 AG - the Swiss company controlled by Gazprom - that is involved in building pipeline. The US is refraining from sanctioning the firm due to nat...
Sugar profits at all time high
RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS · In Brief · 19 May 2021
On May 17 it was announced that sugar companies have made a bumper profit. This is ironic since the PM railed against companies for excessive profiteering only last week.Rusagro is a comestible company and it made USD 152 million in profit before EBITDA in Q1 2021. That is a YoY 100% increase in ...
Three ministers out: big cleaning on the eve of second anniversary in power
UKRAINE · In Brief · 19 May 2021
Yesterday, on May 18th, Verkhovna Rada dismissed three ministers: Minister of Infrastructure, Vladyslav Krykliy; Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Igor Petrashko; and Minister of Healthcare, Maxym Stepanov. This reshuffle is merely the result of infighting between interest g...