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1 – 10 of 192The size of the rate hike attests to the CBR’s determination to tame domestic price rises at all costs, even though this is likely to restrict credit growth and dampen output. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281638
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Thousands of combatants and civilians have been killed, over 8 million people (around one-fifth of the population) have been displaced and 18 million face severe acute food…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286540
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The authorities have also pressured many financial entities into cutting pay and benefits and carried out broad reforms of financial regulators. These moves may be part of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280344
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US banking stress reinforces risks for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), although they are not significantly exposed to global banks directly. GCC SWFs…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279133
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The statement implies that a return to economic orthodoxy is likely, following two years of unorthodox policies built around Erdogan’s preference for low interest rates. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279817
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BRICS members seek to reduce the dominance of the US dollar in global trade; a less dollar-focused approach to development finance from the NDB is consistent with this. The BRICS…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279666
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This follows the transfer of the assets of energy companies Uniper and Fortum three months earlier. Temporary management is likely to end in eventual nationalisation, and a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281049
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Pronounced ruble depreciation this year attests to the efficacy of sanctions in disrupting Russia’s external trade. The weaker ruble has already provoked a spike in household…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281176
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Addis Ababa must reach an agreement with the IMF to honour its commitments under its debt-service suspension agreement with official creditors. Thereafter, further talks will be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286657
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A cabinet meeting yesterday to discuss a replacement failed to achieve quorum, as key political forces boycotted it. The first deputy governor, who succeeds by default, has…