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1 – 10 of 13Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285006
ISSN: 2633-304X
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With Milei now predicting six months of stagflation and up to two years to reduce inflation from triple digits, dollarisation appears to have been shelved. Instead, he seems…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283767
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Bond markets have responded positively to Milei’s victory, followed by the announcement that he would re-privatise state oil company YPF and other companies, but domestic exchange…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283523
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At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281234
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The fire has exacerbated electricity black-outs amid widespread shortages of food and other basic items. The government response to the crisis has so far included opening up…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272389
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Prospects for Colombia in 2023.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273884
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This is close to the ceiling of the target band of 2.25-5.25% set for this year. In response, the Central Bank last week raised its benchmark interest rate from a record low of…
Prospects for Mexico in 2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226001
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The economy is at a crossroads: high unemployment and increasing poverty are generating pressures for greater income transfers, but the delicate fiscal position is generating…
Indicators bottomed out after April. Most economists now expect GDP to contract by 5.5-6.0% this year, a severe blow to an economy that had yet fully to recover the ground lost in…