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The regime is opening up the economy, but its political moves lack credibility
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
They explain the country’s slide from democracy to dictatorship
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
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Economic growth may accelerate and the regime has become less repressive
