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1 – 10 of 14The impact of the pandemic and especially lower oil prices hit the government budget hard, since more than nine-tenths of revenue comes from oil sales. However, the country also…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261921
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COVID-19 UK economic impact.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251567
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Lebanon also only has a caretaker government with restricted powers, at a time when the economy has contracted for four consecutive years. A staff-level IMF package worth USD3bn…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273730
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Various restrictions are being eased, and parts of the economy gradually reopened, although a sanitary cordon around Luanda remains. Angola has 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252879
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In August, it asked the IMF for a USD1.75bn credit under the Extended Fund Facility. This will come on top of the USD504mn approved by the IMF for emergency financial assistance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255001
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The hedge is the largest single trade in the crude oil market, renewed annually between the government and a selection of banks and commodity houses. If Mexico cannot keep it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253696
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Facing a worsening fiscal situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic but reluctant to participate in G20 debt restructuring, Kenya arguably had few other options than to apply for new…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260879
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The first-quarter fall, following full-year contractions of 2.5% and 2.2% in 2018 and 2019, includes only the first ten days of the COVID-19-related lockdown, which continues. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253483
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EMDC debt distress.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253173
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Problem of endemic debt in India's power sector.