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1 – 10 of 908The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequality, according to official data. Divergence across income brackets has risen, with low- and middle-income households having been hit…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282898
ISSN: 2633-304X
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By prioritising debt repayments over salary payments (and refraining from short-term borrowing to pay salaries), the government is signalling its commitment to servicing debts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278562
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Japan's software sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241447
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The government is struggling to agree a budget that will allow an increase in public-sector salaries, financed by higher taxes and duties. If passed, it would be the first budget…
Balance of powers in Mexico.
Taiwan's service sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208160
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The budget is geared towards boosting living standards ahead of the presidential elections towards the end of the year, in which President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will most likely…
They accuse the government of failing to deliver on promises made regarding contract regularisation, pay increases and benefits. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) said…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280656
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In June, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), took over four domestic football clubs, including Al Hilal. The PIF is aggressively targeting European…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280832
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The sharp drop in oil prices to around 50 dollars, half their average level last year, has forced a serious fiscal rethink among the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, who…