Search results
1 – 10 of 31Issues such as soaring inflation, currency depreciation and debt repayment problems are having a major impact on the economy. The World Bank estimates that GDP grew by 3.7% in…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287447
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
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…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278564
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The government is preparing to send the 2023 budget to parliament. Some politicians favour a large increasing in spending, giving little space for technocratic arguments that the…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275908
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
He replaces Miftah Ismail, who played a key role in ensuring that Pakistan got its bailout programme with the IMF back on track after a hold-up. Dar faces a tough challenge to…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273131
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The programme was revived in August 2022 after a hold-up and extended to June 2023, but completion of the review linked to the latest tranche is now several months behind…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277906
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The IMF's warning, contained in its Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR), shows concerns for the vulnerabilities posed by the build-up of EM corporate debt, especially…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205932
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Iran’s banking sector in urgent need of reform.
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217124
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Russians may not want ceasefire yet
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES197521
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Inflation has to a great extent been driven by a depreciation of the rial following Washington’s decision to reimpose sanctions, yet deep structural flaws in the banking sector…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239463
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
AFRICA: Growth will again disappoint IMF expectations