• Bulgaria – a new attempt to form a government;
  • Ghana – higher interest rates to support the cedi;
  • Kyrgyzstan – political machinations concerning the Manas air base;
  • Taiwan – FX curbs to hold the TWD down

Other countries covered by this report:

  • CYPRUS – The Island has received its first disbursement from the bailout package …
  • JAMAICA – The government has clinched a new loan agreement with the IMF …
  • MALAYSIA – The racially divisive election result will make it difficult for PM Najib to reunite the nation …
  • NEPAL – Political uncertainty is likely to remain one of the main problems for business
  • POLAND, RUSSIA, TURKEY and UNITED KINGDOM

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