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Moves to shore up the PPP infrastructure programme.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218127
ISSN: 2633-304X
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These payments come shortly after the ministry placed a 725-million-dollar, six-month Eurobond with private investors. The government seems to have had no alternative to this…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238218
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The target is highly optimistic. A recent upturn in headline growth reflects improved terms of trade and better performance in export-oriented sectors, notably tourism and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274709
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President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi prioritises attracting foreign investment to the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ) as a central tenet of his economic policy. On April 11, he directed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278505
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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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GREECE: Short-term shifts only delay final reckoning
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES199849
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Public finances have not so far deteriorated as dramatically as they might have done, considering the economic contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is explained…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255192
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Prospects for the Russian economy to end-2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235652
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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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The audit and wider structural economic reforms are preconditions for urgently needed foreign aid. Economic conditions in Lebanon are still worsening, with power cuts, food…