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Three nested abstract rectangles represent Tunisia’s projected revenue, proposed expenditure and broader budget envelope, with a narrow contrasting gap emphasizing distinct accounting scopes.
Business • Public Finance

Tunisia's 2027 Budget Promises Jobs and Public Investment. The Financing Gap Is the Hard Part.

Tunisia’s 2027 draft promises public jobs, subsidies and development credits, but financing needs and an official deficit discrepancy complicate the plan.

Tunisia2027 Budget
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Original abstract illustration of five converging pathways crossing an incomplete budget ledger, with a suspended gap representing unresolved fiscal negotiations.
World • Belgium · Politics & Public Finance

Belgium's King Rejects De Wever's Resignation, but the Budget Impasse Remains

King Philippe has kept Bart De Wever in office and asked for renewed budget talks. A November 16 progress report is the next checkpoint, not an approved 2027 budget.

BelgiumEuropean Politics
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Original editorial illustration comparing Brazil’s 2025 federal energy subsidies: fossil fuels take 70.14% and renewables 29.86%.
Environment • ORIGINAL ANALYSIS

Brazil’s Energy Subsidies Still Favor Fossil Fuels. Who Pays for the Transition?

Brazil’s federal energy support reached R$77.16 billion in 2025, with fossil fuels taking 70.14%. The deeper issue is how tax breaks, tariff charges and clean-energy incentives distribute costs and benefits.

BrazilEnergy Subsidies
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Original conceptual vector illustration of a fractured water pipeline, a suspended valve wheel, abstract municipal homes and separate accountability pathways; not a map, photograph or depiction of any actual Merafong outage.
World • DEEP ESSAY

The Ballot and the Broken Pipe: Who Can Actually Fix a City?

When services fail, the ballot can change local leaders but not every institution controlling water, electricity and public money. South Africa reveals how accountability must follow real decisions.

South AfricaLocal Government
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Original conceptual illustration showing a climate disaster loss moving from damaged property through insurance and into household, business, bank and public balance sheets. It is an editorial illustration, not a data chart.
Business • CLIMATE FINANCE / ORIGINAL ANALYSIS

Europe’s Climate Insurance Gap Is Becoming an Economic Problem

When catastrophe losses go uninsured, the bill does not vanish. It moves through household balance sheets, business cash flow, bank lending and public budgets—often long after the physical damage has occurred.

Climate InsuranceInsurance Protection Gap
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Original editorial illustration of a parliamentary chamber, public budget ledger and competing fiscal priorities in Senegal.
Business • AFRICAN ECONOMY

Senegal's Revised Budget Has Been Rejected. The Dispute Goes Beyond the Deficit

Senegal's National Assembly rejected a revised 2026 finance bill after lawmakers challenged the credibility of its forecasts and spending choices. The dispute now intersects with a still-pending IMF programme.

SenegalPublic Finance
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An original geometric concept illustration of financing flows, protective buffers and residual exposure; conceptual artwork, not an empirical chart.
World • DEEP ESSAY

Who Really Pays for Resilience?

Who Finances Protection, Who Benefits, and Who Remains Exposed: resilience can improve a system without distributing costs, protection, and remaining risk evenly.

ResilienceInfrastructure
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