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1 – 8 of 8According to the constitution, the poll must take place in September-October. The JVP was formed as a Marxist-Leninist party. Recent opinion polling suggests Dissanayake would be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286768
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Separately, the IMF’s Executive Board on March 20 approved a four-year, roughly USD3bn Extended Fund Facility for the country. The approval came around ten months after Sri Lanka…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278564
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The reforms will allow the release of fresh funding for banks and a bridging loan to meet debt obligations to the IMF and ECB. A quarter of Syriza deputies rebelled, but…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201042
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Meanwhile, GDP is projected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to grow by 9.5% in the fiscal year ending March, rebounding from its 7.3% contraction in 2020/21. Economic goals…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265259
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Geingob faces a vigorous challenge from independent candidate Dr Panduleni Itula, who has capitalised on the ongoing ‘Fishrot’ corruption scandal that has engulfed the government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247898
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A series of far-reaching policy pronouncements by Abiy’s new government suggest a dramatic transformation is underway in Ethiopia. While implementation will be contentious and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235403
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Crucial to the new framework's success will be the ongoing overhaul of state-owned oil company Sonangol, alongside an oil price recovery, as well as politically contentious fuel…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258516
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SOUTH AFRICA: Reform bottlenecks will hinder recovery