Search results
1 – 8 of 8Their economic proposals are intended to impress voters but seem largely uncosted and risk generating unrealistic expectations of the winner. Polling points to a clear victory for…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287016
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The Brazilian financial system, which is still dominated by five state and private banks, saw slower loan growth and worsening asset quality in 2023 due to high inflation and…
The reading, above market expectations, was largely supported by higher investment and household consumption amid a more benign environment of falling unemployment, inflation and…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287577
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The relative sluggishness is due partly to the delayed impacts of financial tightening and reduced global demand. While domestic demand has been the primary engine of growth, the…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284178
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
President Nayib Bukele is highly popular, having implemented hard-line security policies that have reduced murder rates dramatically. He was re-elected in February by a landslide…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286620
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Faced with the diminution of foreign currency reserves, the government has taken steps to encourage exporters to repatriate the dollars they earn abroad and place them within the…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286561
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
These difficulties have arisen despite the sharp rise in oil output to nearly 143 million barrels last year, from which the government received some USD1.6bn in revenues. Oil…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286685
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The figures also indicate that the imbalances created by pandemic-related injections of liquidity in 2000 and 2021 have largely been corrected.