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1 – 10 of 72Islamabad now seeks a larger, longer-term bailout programme with the Fund. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has suggested that a staff-level agreement on such a package could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286930
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The elections, resulting in a fractured mandate and marred by allegations of rigging, have increased polarisation. Separately, Pakistan’s nine-month, roughly USD3bn Stand-By…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285381
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SAUDI ARABIA: Local films will pace social change
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285322
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POLAND: System to pick state firm managers may change
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285081
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The staff-level agreement on the package was announced on June 29, the day before an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement which Pakistan had with the IMF expired with around…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280730
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The ruling Al Saud family historically cultivated support for their leadership by granting the wider royal family, business elites and religious clerics, access to economic and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276742
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LEBANON: Presidential deal is possible but problematic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278846
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SAUDI ARABIA: Human rights abuses attract criticism
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES272763
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277906
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Egypt’s dependence on Gulf states intensified alongside its economic difficulties, but increasingly, such assistance has come with demands for structural reforms. Egypt has been…