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1 – 10 of 10While 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This will affect consumer borrowing as people become unable to afford new loans or repay old ones, and the housing market may experience a slump. Low-interest loan schemes to stop…
Meanwhile, the already dire state of public finances is set to deteriorate further as the economic impacts of the COVID-19 dampen revenues and increase debt, further undercutting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253562
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The stock of EM debt has multiplied since 2000, accompanied by legal difficulties for borrowers falling into distress. Some economists are calling for a complete overhaul of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259074
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Throughout April, new cases have exceeded 40,000 per day. The surge, which followed the easing of containment measures in March, was the third and largest spike in COVID-19 cases…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261084
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Government measures to support workers and companies seem to have worked. With closer state-corporate dialogue established, surveys and some data give grounds for measured…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252473
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South African relief package.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252305
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Lasso has promised to maintain the pro-market policies of the last four years, hoping they will revive Ecuador’s stagnant economy as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic subside…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261380
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257055
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The island's government and public agencies hold 72 billion dollars of debt obligations, but migration to the mainland United States, political unwillingness to cut spending and…