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IRAQ: Kurdish citizens face poor economic prospects
The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284691
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The plan avoids new taxes on individuals, instead increasing the fiscal burden on firms. The proposed measures aim to generate COP15.2tn (USD3.9bn) in new revenue, which would be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263071
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The budget was submitted on August 15 and is President Rodrigo Duterte's first. It is mildly expansive, focusing on the new administration's priorities of infrastructure, law and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213194
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President Tabare Vazquez’s government will face a congressional debate over the 2018-20 budget marked by the high fiscal deficit. Although ratings agencies are showing confidence…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221644
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This comes following high tensions with teachers, who engaged in a series of widespread protests after the Attorney-General ordered the closure of the Teachers' Union and forcible…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256336
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Prospects for Mexico and Central America to end-2017.