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1 – 10 of 13Russia's economic problems caused by the low price of oil and to a lesser extent Western sanctions are a challenge for Kazakhstan and the four other Central Asian states. In its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209755
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Forecasts of modest GDP growth next year assume a recovery in domestic investment, driven primarily by government spending to deliver a six-year growth and development strategy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239846
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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 collapse in commodity prices, above all oil, plus the impact of an extended lockdown have depressed Russia's exports, investment and consumption. The economic prospects could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253071
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The government wants to develop non-hydrocarbon sectors to offset the growth and fiscal problems stemming from lower global oil prices. The economy contracted in 2016 for a second…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220249
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While international reserves are healthy, that portion held in sovereign wealth funds to support budgetary spending has been severely depleted by government drawdowns, and one of…
Russian management of external risks.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246422
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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The projected fiscal deficit of 3.5% of GDP assumes a forecast 2.1% economic contraction this year. The authorities have used their ample fiscal space and large sovereign wealth…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257376
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Chronic problems in the Belarusian economy.