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EU ban on imports from deforestation: which countries are most at risk?
7 May 2023
On April 19, the European Parliament adopted legislation to ban imports of deforestation products into the EU.
Banks in emerging markets: well capitalised and profitable, but uneven asset quality and exposure to local government debt
23 April 2023
Last March, the failure of US banks highlighted the exposure of banks to rising interest rates.
US and European banks: different implementation of Basel III and stress tests
2 April 2023
The rise in banking risks since the beginning of March raises the question of the solidity of institutions in the United States and Europe.
Africa’s foreign exchange market: where are the greatest pressures?
26 March 2023
Since mid-2021, the dollar has appreciated against most other currencies around the world, driven by a combination of rising global risk aversion, better terms of trade in the United States, and the rapid tightening of U.S. monetary policy.
Desalination: prospects for sub-Saharan Africa
19 March 2023
Massively adopted in the Gulf since the 1970s, followed by by Israel or Singapore after 2000, large-scale seawater desalination remains little developed on the African continent, with the notable exception of the Maghreb, Egypt and, to a lesser extent, South Africa.