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1 – 10 of 17Issues such as soaring inflation, currency depreciation and debt repayment problems are having a major impact on the economy. The World Bank estimates that GDP grew by 3.7% in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287447
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The reconfiguration had been expected for months. Anwar is counting on it to help improve governing capacity and strengthen his relations with political allies. A key partner in…
According to a debt sustainability analysis published by the IMF in May, Laos is in debt distress. Years of rapid growth in borrowing to fund infrastructure development…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280381
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In October, it signed a landmark green economy deal with Australia. The Financial Services Industry Transformation Map (ITM) 2025 released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274529
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The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274687
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Prime Minister KP Oli took charge of government a year ago at the head of an alliance between his Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and the Communist Party of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241663
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The Australian federal budget, delivered on May 9, attempts to revive the electoral prospects of the Liberal-National Coalition government. The timeline for a return to surplus is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221131
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Some observers have raised doubts about the solvency of Sri Lanka's banks amid the country's deepening foreign exchange (forex) crisis. Forex reserves stood at USD2.3bn at…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268315
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This follows May’s federal election. The coalition will still depend on independents’ support in the Senate.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244277
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced earlier in the month that the reforms would be revoked. The laws sparked a major protest movement among farmers, who maintained that the…