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The same day, the government ordered an administrative intervention into one of Colombia’s largest private healthcare providers (EPSs), EPS Sanitas, citing financial mismanagement…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286344
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The sector will nevertheless remain mired in uncertainty for some time to come due to grassroots opposition, government efforts to overhaul sector regulations, and mining…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285505
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PANAMA: Mine will be a focus of ongoing protest
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282886
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RUSSIA: Tough choices loom over budget shortfalls
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279856
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The plan, which envisages a larger role for the state in a single-payer system, is controversial both among politicians and with the public. Congress is unlikely to act swiftly on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276263
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Latin America's most serious health challenge -- obesity.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209576
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The draft foresees a central administration budget deficit of 80.6 billion lira (14.3 billion dollars) or 1.8% of GDP. Maintaining fiscal discipline would bolster international…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239337
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Wealth, inheritance and ‘solidarity’ taxes are being considered -- with the latter recently flagged as one solution to pay for COVID-19 vaccine procurement and pandemic-related…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258902
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While such losses are enormous, they are far less than then 41.4-billion-dollar loss seen the previous year. Pemex has recorded 17 consecutive quarters of financial losses, with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218351
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Endo is a colloquial expression meaning end-of-contract and refers to the practice of hiring and re-hiring workers on contracts lasting less than six months, the period after…