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Indonesia strengthening anti-stock-manipulation measures after President Prabowo accused MSCI of trying to 'intimidate' Indonesia reveals the tension between emerging market regulatory sovereignty and global index inclusion requirements, with implications for foreign investment flows.
Nigeria's disbursement of N38.93 billion to 166 tertiary institutions under the Needs Assessment Revitalisation Fund reveals the scale of federal investment needed to rehabilitate a higher education system that has suffered decades of underfunding, with implications for Nigeria's human capital development.
Iraq's biggest-ever budget for 2027, designed for boom times, being set against a backdrop of economic bust driven by the Iran war and regional instability, reveals the fiscal fragility of oil-dependent Gulf-adjacent states facing simultaneous revenue shocks and spending commitments.