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1 – 10 of 39US student debt far outstrips that of most other wealthy countries, with some 40 million US adults owing a total of USD1.75tn in student loans in 2023, almost all of it to the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284890
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In May, the National Election Committee (NEC) disqualified the Candlelight Party (CP) -- the only credible opposition player -- from participating in the polls, citing failure to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280473
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278564
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who promised to deliver the amendment, assumed office in July amid a wave of protests that forced his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. As…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273767
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UNITED STATES: Buget will serve as campaign platform
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES276644
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This is helping to insulate them from immediate political pressures relating to the pandemic crisis, but their hopes for spurring long-term economic recovery depend greatly on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253198
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There are some concerns about how well-developed PC policy and fiscal plans are. The left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) is now Ontario’s official opposition and has four years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235410
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However, serious concerns remain about the credibility of Turkey's Central Bank (CBRT), whose refusal to mount an interest rate defence of the lira accentuates the risks posed by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206415
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States' revenues have fallen sharply while mandatory spending has surged; one projection sees their combined budgetary shortfall amounting to USD615bn over the next three years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253994
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Prospects for Mexico and Central America in 2016.