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SOUTHEAST ASIA: The week ahead

SOUTHEAST ASIA: The week ahead | Speevr

Specific issues could arise in several countries next week. Indonesia’s gambit President Joko Widodo continues to argue against both shelter-in-place (or home containment as it is referred to in other Southeast Asian countries) and the quarantining of the populated island of Ja…   Become a member to read the rest of this article Username or […]

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Battening down the hatches, without fiscal firepower

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● A trend towards drastic, early-stage social distancing interventions continues as Covid-19 cases have rapidly spread across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). ● The capacity of many governments to enforce shutdowns is limited and crowded conditions could undermine efforts to break th…   Become a member to read the rest of this article

POLAND: Presidential elections likely to be rescheduled

POLAND: Presidential elections likely to be rescheduled | Speevr

The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party will try to keep the May presidential elections on schedule, but the spreading of Covid-19 will likely force the Polish authorities to postpone the vote at least until the autumn. Rescheduling the poll might endanger the ruling party’s posit…   Become a member to read the rest of […]

EUROPE: The politics of coronavirus – Daily update

EUROPE: The politics of coronavirus – Daily update | Speevr

Below is the latest edition of our daily Europe coronavirus update. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss any of the countries mentioned in more detail. Graph of the day Eurozone Enhanced conditions credit lines (ECCLs) remain the most likely wa…   Become a member to read the rest of […]

Governments and policies adapting to critical known unknown

We argued in Lack of US market & macro volatility both reassuring and troubling (17 January) that “the market’s willingness to look through domestic political and geopolitical events suggests that only a significant exogenous or endogenous shock currently beyond markets’ rada…   Become a member to read the rest of this article