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1 – 10 of 495The amendment officially seeks to improve the ease of doing business by establishing a more efficient means of regulating businesses and minimising the compliance burden for small…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257898
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SOUTH AFRICA: Wage battle turnaround will lift unease
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES257872
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SWAPO lost its two-thirds majority in the main house of parliament last year and could also see its dominance in the second parliamentary chamber diminished. SWAPO's decline in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257718
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Although President Muhammadu Buhari’s government recently touted its imminent passage, it has stalled again and will not pass until the first quarter of 2021 at the earliest. With…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257657
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Living standards are set to decrease further, with the number of Africans in poverty projected to rise for the first time in two decades. Current debt relief initiatives look…
However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257502
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Yet market sentiment remains sceptical of Pretoria’s ability to deliver on the package, implement steep and politically contentious expenditure cuts and boost growth. Meanwhile, a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257441
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However, the MTBPS relies even more heavily on getting powerful public-sector unions to agree to unprecedented wage freezes over the next three years, putting its credibility in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257211
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SOUTH AFRICA: Debt plans face manifold challenges
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES257180
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The deal also included a payment by Sudan of USD335mn as compensation to US victims of terrorist attacks.