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1 – 5 of 5During previous commodity booms, involving sugar, the Guyanese economy saw GDP growth accelerated for 1-2 years before slowing as sugar prices reverted to their long-term trend…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281545
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Parliament on June 12 approved a three-year budget mandating record high expenditure, including an increased public sector wage bill that accounts for a large proportion of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279891
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State-controlled oil company Petrobras's CEO, Maria das Gracas Foster, and five senior executives resigned on February 4 in the wake of the so called 'Carwash' corruption…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198107
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The move, which has angered the farming sector, is one of several announcements aimed at boosting revenues in order to avoid austerity, and at generating enthusiasm among the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249442
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Iranian officials appear to have been caught off guard by the collapse in oil prices. The draft budget for the fiscal year 2015-16 (March-March) was presented to the legislature…