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With a two-year electoral cycle getting under way, the PiS government may be tempted to increase social spending. The stronger-than-expected economic outturn in the first half of…
However, the recovery has also led to supply bottlenecks and labour shortages, which have resulted in inflationary pressures. While most of the pandemic-related impacts on the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265296
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Brazilian economy has been negatively impacted by external shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and supply-chain constraints, as well as by poor domestic performance…
Prospects for the US economy in 2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216112
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The 2018 currency crisis left the economy in one of the deepest downturns of the last decade, repeating the cyclical pattern in place since 2011 of one year of growth followed by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240627
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However, it now anticipates that the contraction will be 1.0%, down from a previous forecast of 1.5%. This is in line with recent Chilean Central Bank forecasts of a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278370
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Days before this announcement, the government asked Congress to approve a primary deficit of up to 96.65 billion reais (some 1.5% of GDP) for this year. The sharp deterioration in…
President Luis Lacalle Pou’s government has strong public support thanks to a tepid economic recovery and improvements in security, and despite a new wave of COVID-19 cases…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267062
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Inflation and interest rates are up, although unemployment and poverty levels remain relatively low. More generally, both countries are being challenged by rising rates of violent…