Search results
1 – 5 of 5
The economic effects were immediate: a sharp outflow of portfolio capital, which generated exchange rate devaluation of 27.3% in three months; a contraction in GDP, driven down by…
It includes large federal stimulus spending to spur economic growth and to alleviate the worst impacts of the collapse in global commodity prices, particularly oil. The budget…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210194
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The governing coalition has a comfortable parliamentary majority, but faces gathering concerns over Prime Minister Robert Fico's health, teachers' protests over wages and…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210668
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
In late May, it approved a three-month, USD200mn currency swap with Sri Lanka to help ease Colombo’s foreign exchange woes. The move underscores its growing economic strength…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262788
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The move confirms long-held suspicions that the BoZ is subject to considerable political interference, which has increased as COVID-19 exacerbates the economic pressure on the…