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Emerging Europe Weekly, 2023.1.28
By FMN Team Welcome to the first edition of Emerging Europe Weekly, an extended roundup of key news and insight
US tech outsourcing saps talent from Latin America’s startups
Startups across Latin America are struggling to attract and retain tech workers as US outsourcing creates a shortage, Rest of
IMF approves near-$5b loan for Bangladesh
The IMF has approved a $4.7 billion funding package on Monday, clearing the way for disbursements to begin. Bangladesh
Kenya scores venture capital investorsÂ
VC investors poured $1.1 billion into Kenyan private venture-backed companies last year, a windfall for the East African nation
Iraq looks to Qatar for energy investmentÂ
Iraq is hoping to secure a $27 billion investment from Qatar that would stanch the flow of money out of
Fiji ends policing agreement with China.
Fiji’s newly installed Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has scrapped a controversial policing agreement with China that saw Chinese police
France pulls out of Burkina Faso
France said on Wednesday it would withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month, CNNÂ reports. The announcement came
Brazil and Argentina revive common currency plan
Brazil and Argentina have agreed to discuss creating a common currency, reviving a goal held for decades by left-wing leaders
El Salvador confounds critics with bond repayment
El Salvador repaid an $800 million Eurobond this week, ending speculation over whether the country’s soured bitcoin bet would
Lebanon devalues official exchange rate by 90%Â
Lebanon devalued its currency by 90% this week in an effort to fulfill promises made as part of a deal
EU alternative to Belt and Road Initiative gains momentum
The EU has lined up 70 projects in its first concrete steps to counter Chinese projects through the Global Gateway
Emerging markets attract $1.1 billion a day as sentiment shifts
Investors are pouring money into emerging market assets at a near-record pace as currency resilience and China’s reopening have