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1 – 10 of 10The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284691
ISSN: 2633-304X
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While the G20's new Common Framework for Debt Treatments provides a new mechanism for debt restructuring, it also requires Zambia to convince the IMF that it has disclosed all of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257855
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Both governments hope to benefit from IMF and EU emergency funding through the COVID-19 crisis. In addition, Ukraine is still working on persuading the IMF that it deserves a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252300
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So far, state-sector price controls and price caps on food and private markets have prevented runaway inflation. However, producers are withholding goods or selling on the black…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260020
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Various restrictions are being eased, and parts of the economy gradually reopened, although a sanitary cordon around Luanda remains. Angola has 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252879
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Washington has re-joined the Paris agreement and announced new climate commitments, but still faces a credibility gap. It must demonstrate by November’s COP26 summit, how it can…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261082
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This has deprived social movements of opportunities to mobilise public opinion. However, a recent surge of major economies and businesses setting long-term ‘net zero’ emission…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257310
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The government parliamentary bloc is led by the Phalang Pracharat Party, formed to support Prayut’s transition from junta leader to civilian premier. While dampening speculation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262230
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The European Commission has prepared for the summit by making public a package of financial support for the Western Balkans as the region struggles to emerge from the COVID-19…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252338
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However, rather than reject Lusaka's proposal, a group of creditors abstained from the vote, forcing an adjournment until November 13. That date coincides with the end of Zambia’s…