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• We anticipate that the Nordic countries will increasingly pursue cross-border partnerships to develop the local pharmaceutical industry and secure medicine supply. 
• A harmonised procurement approach across the Nordics is expected to result in competitive pricing and increased access to medicines, including high-cost advanced therapies.
• The

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• We have raised our real GDP growth forecast for Russia from 2.9% in 2024 to 3.4%. This would mean that compared to 2023, the economy will now only be slowing modestly from 3.6%. 
• Our new forecast follows the solid performance of the economy in Q124 when it outperformed expectations and grew by 5.4% year-on-year. 
• Risks to this view are

The outlook for the global economy has remained relatively unchanged since last month, and we continue to forecast global growth to come in at 2.4% in 2024. Although this marks a slowdown from the 2.6% registered last year, it is higher that our January projection of 2.1%, reflecting the relative resilience of the global economy. The revised

Latest Development: On May 19 2024, armed men attacked numerous locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s capital, Kinshasa, in an apparent coup attempt. The locations included the Palais de la Nation (where the president is based), and the residence of Vital Kamerhe, a close ally of President Felix Tshisekedi and the likely future

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• Singapore's LNG imports are set to rise as the country prepares to build a second import terminal.
• LNG demand is set to grow further in 2024 and beyond as Singapore’s government seeks to achieve carbon emission reduction targets.
• LNG bunker sales in the short term are expected to grow faster compared to other sectors.
• Given its well

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• The announcement by Chile’s Ministry of Public Works of a USD17.6bn portfolio of concessions projects highlights continued government support for infrastructure concessions in line with longstanding policy and points to ongoing tender opportunities in Chile for infrastructure firms.
• Progress on the MOP’s concessions portfolio is likely to

Key View: We project arrivals to Kazakhstan to increase over 2024, following a full recovery to pre-pandemic (2019) levels in 2023. Over the medium term (2024-2028), we forecast Kazakhstan’s arrivals to continue to expand with growth driven by key source markets in the Central Asia region and supported by Kazakh Tourism’s increased marketing

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• Thailand's public and private health expenditure will grow over our five-year forecast period, driven by the adoption of digital health technologies, medical tourism and an ageing population.
• Thailand will continue to integrate digital health solutions into its healthcare system to strengthen preventative care and manage its growing chronic

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• We forecast real GDP growth of 2.1% in the Cayman Islands in 2024, down from estimated growth of 3.4% in 2023.
• Economic growth will be driven in the main by recovering private consumption, supported by lower inflation, as well as the robust performance of the tourism sector.
• Base effects, weak investment, and low government spending will