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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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Despite the budget's commitment to social investment reflecting recent growth and post-recessionary optimism, emerging trends in the national and global economy, compounded by the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239242
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Midway through his term, Solis is a lame duck president.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210930
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GDP growth of 9% in 2021 represented a complete rebound following the 9% contraction recorded in 2020. Reconstruction efforts after two tropical storms in late 2020 partly explain…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267070
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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…
Banking sector prospects.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229903
ISSN: 2633-304X
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President Jair Bolsonaro on February 19 announced the change on Twitter. There was major market turmoil, as investors interpreted it as a sign that Bolsonaro was abandoning the…
Quarantine measures coupled with prolonged dry weather conditions, which have affected energy production and agriculture, have taken a substantial toll on growth already this…
The legislation’s smooth journey through Congress illustrates the pragmatic relationship Noboa has established with the legislature. This, however, will be difficult to maintain…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284379
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The contraction preceded the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The large inherited fiscal deficit and rising debt-to-GDP ratio are forcing the new government to take unpopular…