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JAMAICA 71.2%, ESTONIA 7.9%, LEBANON 0.9%, FM LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN INDEX -1.2%, ARGENTINA -1.2%, FM LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN INDEX -1.2%, ROMANIA -1.5%, JORDAN -4.3%, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO -5.9%, VIETNAM -6.4%, BOTSWANA -9.1%, SLOVENIA -9.3%, LITHUANIA -9.8%, CROATIA -10.0%, NEXT 11 ex IRAN -13.0%, OMAN DOMESTIC -13.9%, OMAN -13.9%, SAUDI ARABIA DOMESTIC -15.4%, FRONTIER MARKETS 100 -16.7%, FM ex GCC -16.7%, FM ex GCC -16.7%, FM ASIA INDEX -16.8%, FM ASIA INDEX -16.8%, MOROCCO -17.3%, FM (FRONTIER MARKETS) -17.3%, FM (FRONTIER MARKETS) -17.3%, TUNISIA -17.7%, PAKISTAN -18.3%, BANGLADESH -18.8%, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -18.8%, FM EMEA -19.2%, KUWAIT DOMESTIC -19.4%, KUWAIT -19.4%, FM CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE + CIS -20.0%, FM CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE + CIS -20.0%, FRONTIER EMERGING MARKETS -20.4%, KENYA -20.9%, MAURITIUS -21.1%, FM AFRICA -21.4%, FM AFRICA -21.4%, BAHRAIN DOMESTIC -21.5%, NIGERIA -23.5%, SRI LANKA -24.8%, BAHRAIN -25.2%, GHANA -29.6%, SERBIA -30.7%, BULGARIA -35.3%, ZIMBABWE -41.1%, UKRAINE -42.7%, KAZAKHSTAN -49.3%,




Argentina
Argentina's 'little trees' getting chopped down by new president/.../David Cameron urges Argentina to adopt 'more mature' approach .../.../Brazil's debt dilemmaArgentina's New President Moves Swiftly to Shake Up the Economy/.../JPMorgan-Chase describes Macri's Argentina as "a ray of sunshine .../.../Guest Column | BERECIARTUA: Why look to Argentina?/.../South America is staring down an economic abyss/.../Argentina Is Printing Cash by the Truckload/.../HSBC Drawn Into Argentina Debt Dispute by Holdout Investors/.../
Bahrein
Bahraini F-16 Jet Crashes on Saudi-Yemeni Border/.../Prince Khalifa opens Dragon City/.../Crown Prince Chairs Bahrain Economic Development Board Meeting/...//...//...//...//...//.../
Bangladesh
President Hamid: 'We must protect Bangladesh's secularism'/.../Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina keen on Teesta pact, Tripura Gov .../.../INTERVIEW-Militancy threatens Bangladesh economic growth - W .../.../Democracy the most preferable form of govt: Basu/.../Brazil's Slippery Slope/.../No Surprise; It Keeps Growing/.../Bangladesh Country Risk Report Q1 2016, New Report Launched/.../IFC plans $1bn of offshore bonds in Bangladeshi taka/.../
Bulgaria
Bulgarian President Calls for Completing Reforms of Judiciary .../.../South Africa's Economic Crisis Calls For More Than Finance ...Year in Review: Bulgaria's 15 newsmakers of 2015/.../World Bank forecasts 2.2% economic growth in Bulgaria in 2016/.../Confidence Returning to Bulgaria's Property Market/.../Bulgaria govt to hold regular sitting/.../Bulgaria reports increased exports but trade deficits continue/.../Bulgaria Budget slips into 406.4M leva deficit in January-November .../.../Greek Euro Exit Risk Gets You Down? Find Relief in Bulgaria Debt/.../
Croatia
World's Hottest Female President spotted in a bikini/.../An Open Letter to Croatia's New Prime Minister Tim Oreskovic/.../Croatia's GDP Growth to Be Higher than Expected/.../EU-bound Croatia craves investors but drags feet on reforms/.../Real Madrid sign midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Inter for ??22.5m/.../Croatia's Exports Grow By 10.5 Percent/.../REFILE-UPDATE 1-Croatia cuts GDP growth forecast, budget .../.../Croatia's debt relief: not all it's cracked up to be/.../
Estonia
Estonia president criticises mainstream anti-immigrant sentiment/.../Estonian PM says Russian attack unlikely despite 'worrying' signs/.../Lithuanian GDP growth may outpace Estonia's in 2016/.../Nordic meat company to invest in Estonia/.../Does a father's death impact the sexual activity of his children?/.../Connectivity wars/.../Estonia's Budget Surplus Widened to 1.1% of GDP in 2011/.../Moody's: Estonia benefits from strong balance sheet and resilient .../.../
Estonia
Estonia president criticises mainstream anti-immigrant sentiment/.../Estonian PM says Russian attack unlikely despite 'worrying' signs/.../Billionaires' stock value hits all-time highLithuanian GDP growth may outpace Estonia's in 2016/.../Nordic meat company to invest in Estonia/.../Does a father's death impact the sexual activity of his children?/.../Connectivity wars/.../Estonia's Budget Surplus Widened to 1.1% of GDP in 2011/.../Moody's: Estonia benefits from strong balance sheet and resilient .../.../
Jordan
Jordan: President needs to present plan to defeat terrorism/.../King, Italian Prime Minister discuss region, international efforts to .../.../Economic growth and unemployment/.../Murad applauds gov't plans to stimulate growth, investment/.../US Population Up 0.77% Over Year/.../Economy in 2016/.../Syrian Refugee Crisis And Jordan Budget Deficit: Amid Economic .../.../Jordan's debt up 1.2 percent in Feb to $29.3 bln/.../
Kazakhstan
Kazakh President Tells Ministry of Defence to Maintain Readiness to .../.../Kazakhstan: Former Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov Imprisoned for .../.../Kazakh FM Notes Key Challenge of Ensuring Economic .../.../Kazakhstan makes leap in Doing Business 2016 report/.../Central Asia: A Different Kind of Threat/.../Four countries added to global shale oil and natural gas resource .../.../Local airplane parts manufacturer wins Ontario Export AwardDespite Setbacks, Kazakhstan's Energy Sector Still Has Hope/.../Kazakhstan CDS jump, Eurobonds fall after tenge hits record low/.../
Kazakhstan
Kazakh President Tells Ministry of Defence to Maintain Readiness to .../.../Kazakhstan: Former Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov Imprisoned for .../.../Kazakh FM Notes Key Challenge of Ensuring Economic .../.../Kazakhstan makes leap in Doing Business 2016 report/.../Central Asia: A Different Kind of Threat/.../Four countries added to global shale oil and natural gas resource .../.../Despite Setbacks, Kazakhstan's Energy Sector Still Has Hope/.../Kazakhstan CDS jump, Eurobonds fall after tenge hits record low/.../
Kenya
President Uhuru Kenyatta's New Year message to Kenyans/.../Benin prime minister unharmed after helicopter crash-landing/.../Kenya: Corruption the Biggest Threat to Kenya's Economic Growth .../.../Africa's Data Dilemma/.../Instruments of Oppression/.../Kenya's Exports to Go Up By Sh10 Billion/.../Graft watchdog summons Rotich in Eurobond probe/.../Kenya: Debt hampers free maternity care/.../
Kuwait
Pakistan, Kuwait discuss cooperation in diverse fields/.../Development of Kuwaiti islands discussed in His Highness Prime .../.../Today in Kuwait's History/.../MENA's year of money: 10 notable rounds of 2015/.../Warba Bank opens new branch in Al-Egaila ??� Move in line with .../.../Gulf countries push for diversification as oil prices drop/.../Kuwait studying plans to raise corporate tax, cut subsidies/.../Gov't to settle Kuwait debt/.../
Lebanon
New president for Lebanon looks like a mirage in 2016/.../Lebanon's Hariri Upbeat About End to Presidential Crisis/.../Lebanon's economy will feel the GCC's pain/.../Beirut's Bright Future As A Tech Hub For MENA, If Its Politicians Will .../.../Christmas and Christians in the Middle East (Video)/.../Iran: a pot of gold in the Middle East/.../Lebanon Budget Proposed/.../IIF says Lebanon's debt-to-GDP ratio to hit 146 pct in 2014/.../
Lithuania
President signs Lithuania's 2016 budget into law/.../PM Butkevi??ius says Lithuania became energy independent in 2015/.../Lithuanian GDP growth may outpace Estonia's in 2016/.../Baltics finally aligning on energy security/.../Dropbyke is shaking up the city bike hire model/.../Meet General Joseph Dunford: a Real Threat to World Peace/.../Lithuania's budget revenue 2.5% above target in January-November/.../S&P Raises Lithuania's Debt Rating Two Notches on Euro/.../
Mauritus
Mauritius: Youth the Symbol for a Better Mauritius, Says President of .../.../Mauritius: Prime Minister Says Ocean Economy is High on .../.../Statistics Mauritius: Economic Growth of 3.4 %/...//...//...//...//...//.../
Morocco
Morocco: HM the King Offers Condolences to Mauritania's President .../.../Morocco's Former Prime Minister 'Humiliated' at Algiers Airport/.../IMF Upbeat Over Morocco's Economic Growth Prospects/.../Saudi's new labor law mandates employee mediation committees/.../In Morocco, a Microcosm of What Leads Many to Leave Their Home .../.../Fitch Affirms Morocco at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable/.../Islamists Gain Ground in Morocco Elections/.../Morocco, Most Indebted Arab and African Country: McKinsey/.../
Nigeria
Nigerian president: we have firm evidence of oil corruption/.../Prime Minister Of The Commonwealth Of Dominica Backs Away .../.../2016 Economic Growth: FG, World Bank disagree over budget target/.../Nigeria: 'Investment in Housing Will Create 24 Million Jobs'/.../Senate warns FG against Nigeria's population increase/.../Nigeria: Haranguing the Limitations to the War Against Corruption/.../Nigeria's budget without oil realisable ??� Fayemi/.../Nigeria's Debt Management Model Excites African Countries/.../
Oman
PACI Chairperson conveys His Majesty's greetings to President of .../.../Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to revamp cabinet, but can't .../.../Global economic growth will be disappointing: IMF chief/.../Petro-dollar withdrawal: Who sold the most in India?/.../Construction boom boosts Qatar population by 8.5%/.../Four countries added to global shale oil and natural gas resource .../.../Oman's budget expenditure estimate down by 15.6% to OMR11.9b/.../Bahrain, Oman debt issuances in 2015 to meet fiscal gaps/.../
Pakistan
Envoys-designate of Cuba, Iran, Sri Lanka call on president/.../The business empire of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif/.../Is Pakistan's economy out of the woods?/.../Govt banks' borrowing surges 30pc till November-end/.../Uncontrolled population growth creates scarcity of resources/.../Businessmen suggest measures for ensuring high growth in 2016/.../Govt failed to improve health of economy/.../Pakistan's debt situation not a pretty picture/.../
Romania
Romania's President will spend his winter holidays in the US/.../Moldova's President nominates Romanian billionaire Dinu Patriciu's .../.../Fiscal Council: Romania's economic growth could peak next year/.../S&P confirms Romania's investment grade rating/.../Half a million kids survived Romania's 'slaughterhouses of souls .../.../Czech Investments Roundtable:/.../Moody's changes outlook on Romania's Baa3 ratings to positive .../.../Romania plans to sell 48-50 bln lei of domestic debt in 2016/.../
Serbia
Chinese president accepts invitation to visit Serbia/.../Serbia Would Like to Multiply Trade With Russia in 2016 - Prime .../.../Central bank chief promises "stable rate" in 2016/.../IMF's Serbia investment is paying off early/.../Southeast European Security: Trends to Watch in 2016/.../KSH: Industrial production increased by 6.2% in August/.../Serbia's budget deficit is RSD 34.3 bn, public debt EUR 24 bn/.../US Rate Rise Spells Trouble for Serbia/.../
Slovenia
Slovenia nominates its ex-president Turk as candidate for UN .../.../Local Officials From Slovenia and Croatia Protest Against Border .../.../Slovenia's economic growth expected to slow down in 2016/...//.../Eastern Europe's hard attitude to refugees is born out of trauma/.../Slovenia's central bank sees risks to exports and growth forecast/.../UPDATE 1-Slovenian parliament passes 2015 budget plan/.../UPDATE 1-Slovenia sees public debt at about 83 pct of GDP by end .../.../
Sri Lanca
President sees more gains in 2016 for Sri Lanka/.../* Sri Lanka has triumphed over adversity and challenges that .../.../* Sri Lanka Economic Forum on January 7 with the participation of .../...//...//...//...//...//.../
Ukraine
Russian rabbi slams Ukraine president for 'using Jewish card'/.../Russia says Ukraine defaulted on $3 billion Eurobond/.../Yatseniuk expects slight growth of Ukraine's economy in Q4, 2015/.../All to be done in new year to increase European investment in .../.../PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Dec 31/.../Russia and Ukraine Finally Break Up/.../Ukraine's budget deficit comes to UAH 4.3 bln in 11 months of 2015 .../.../Russia's Legal Battle for Ukraine Debt Fraught With Politics/.../
Vietnam
President hails Thai Ambassador's successful tenure in Viet Nam/.../Prime Minister applauds ASEAN Community's foundation/.../Vietnam Economic Growth Quickens on Investment, Manufacturing/.../FDI improvement in 2015/.../Affordable housing key to Vietnam's national development targets: WB/.../Vietnam awaits/.../Vietnam's IPOs underwhelm this year/.../Moody's Upgrades Vietnam Credit Ratings/.../

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