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1 – 10 of 18This has led to a substantial reduction in river flows, with serious current or potential impacts on agriculture, foreign trade, and hydroelectric generation. The drought…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289806
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The finance minister's hope that growth this year could reach 4% seems highly optimistic. The Central Bank has successfully reduced inflation to its target range, allowing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289402
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While an executive branch significantly weaker than in previous decades has struggled to respond, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) is now pushing back. STF actions may somewhat…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289368
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Banking liquidity, capital, and portfolio quality indicators were positive. Nevertheless, some foreign banks have departed amid doubts over instability, the lifting of capital…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289292
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The future ministers are a mixture of her own allies and those of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), signalling the power and influence that the departing president is likely to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288865
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The report proposes taxing large fortunes in order to enable much-needed investment in public services. LAC has the most unequal distribution of wealth of any world region: its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289027
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Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the return to democracy, and the main political parties have since alternated in government without major upheavals. However, growth…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288354
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This followed congressional approval of the government’s ‘base law’ and tax package, designed to strengthen public finances, modernise the labour market and attract foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288292
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Of those, 8.7 million, or 4% of the population, went hungry. This represents a substantial drop from recent years, thanks to a mix of policy action and positive economic…
Mulino assumed the candidacy late in the race, after former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-14) was disqualified over a corruption conviction. The new president will face…