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Sunday, 31 July 2016

What we’re tracking on 31 July 2016

They’re here: A staff delegation from the International Monetary Fund is in town for talks with senior government officials on an agreement for USD 12 bn assistance package. We have extensive coverage in Speed Round, below, that in volume reminds us of the last time the mainstream press remembered we had an economy — back around the time of the EEDC. (Gratuitous link to the infamous “They’re here…” scene in Poltergeist: watch, run time 0:18)

The script of the stage play “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child” is out in book format this morning, and the early reviews look promising: “It was generally gripping, and frequently surprising. It was also just a pleasure to see the old gang back together again,” writes the Guardian in a live blog. Amazon has the book for Kindle and in hardcover. It is, predictably, at the top of the Amazon bestseller list this morning.

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