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GDP growth shows no sign of improving in the short-term.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210999
ISSN: 2633-304X
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A three-year budget cycle is intended to create predictability after a year in which the initial budget had to be revised as the oil price outlook grew gloomier. Spending cuts are…
While the government's communications focus on how to stop the pandemic and make the economy more resilient, some of its recent spending decisions seem unrelated to tackling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260172
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Drivers of income inequality.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236028
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This has stretched -- but also stimulated -- the emerging edtech sector in the region, and uncovered the many challenges the sector faces in the long term.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267281
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The government has capitulated to demands by trade unions to lower the retirement age despite a growing demographic imbalance and public finances under strain. In the process…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246637
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As AI systems become increasingly central to the global economy, this poor performance risks further damaging the economic prospects of a region that has long struggled to achieve…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256899
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Gordhan outlined a programme of tax increases for South Africa’s highest-earners, in addition to increased educational and social security spending. The budget attempted to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218251
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The agreement settles the Macedonian ‘name dispute' that has bedevilled bilateral relations since the mid-1990s. Foreign, not social, issues have taken centre stage in politics…