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With the lira at a record low, the Central Bank continued to tighten monetary policy this week, funding the market through competitive one-month repo tenders at rates of around…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256710
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Cambodia economic challenges and reform outlook.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207796
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A three-year budget cycle is intended to create predictability after a year in which the initial budget had to be revised as the oil price outlook grew gloomier. Spending cuts are…
Barely four months into President Chandrikapersad Santokhi’s presidency, the scale of the fiscal crisis facing Suriname has forced him to introduce unpopular fiscal austerity…
Various interest groups, including the private sector, political actors and civil society organisations, are likely to put pressure on the government to reduce its revenue targets…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273323
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The economic rebound from a 9% contraction in 2020 is mainly being driven by strong domestic demand supported by accommodative fiscal policies and higher-than-expected tourism…
The bill forecasts a fall in the primary deficit next year, mainly due to an expected drop in COVID-19-related welfare payments. The government also aims to boost public works to…
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Africa's debt landscape.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251899
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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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These shocks will sustain already heightened reform pressures on the government during a period of diminishing public revenue. Security crises across various states and regions…