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Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 May 2015

Puerto Rico is facing a severe fiscal crunch; its general obligation bonds are rated junk status and the government has said that a 2.9 billion dollar bond issuance -- at risk…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199392

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 April 2016

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…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210310

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 13 February 2019

Trump’s commitment to building a US-Mexico border wall means he may try to redirect additional funds from elsewhere for the purpose. Some of these could come from Puerto Rican…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241833

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 4 September 2017

Pressure on the BJP to offer financial concessions to Maratha farmers.

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224187

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 January 2020

Zambian economic crisis.

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249844

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 February 2015

The sharp drop in oil prices to around 50 dollars, half their average level last year, has forced a serious fiscal rethink among the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, who…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197447

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 27 October 2022

The economy is on track to grow by 5.3% year-on-year in 2022, outperforming market expectations for the second year in a row. In a sign of its recovery, Greece left the EU's…

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Publication date: 2 June 2023

Many welcomed the decision, believing it reflected the authorities’ acknowledgement of social realities. The decision also builds on other changes to state-society relations, such…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279486

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Publication date: 13 January 2021

This continues the policy preference -- out of line with Poland’s peers -- for indirect taxes on goods and services, including a relatively high value-added tax (VAT) rate. The…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258744

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