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LEBANON: Politics will inhibit IMF-sought reforms
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES287212
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Many centrist and reformist candidates have been disqualified or declined to stand. This, together with the poor state of the economy and resentment over money spent abroad on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285528
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SYRIA: Declining aid will worsen poverty
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283807
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SYRIA: Rising food prices will increase hunger
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES280788
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Lebanon also only has a caretaker government with restricted powers, at a time when the economy has contracted for four consecutive years. A staff-level IMF package worth USD3bn…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273730
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LEBANON: Salary hikes are only a short-term fix
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278515
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The target is highly optimistic. A recent upturn in headline growth reflects improved terms of trade and better performance in export-oriented sectors, notably tourism and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274709
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LEBANON: Financial woes will destroy public services
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES276640
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President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi prioritises attracting foreign investment to the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ) as a central tenet of his economic policy. On April 11, he directed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278505
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SYRIA: Damascus faces an economic ‘perfect storm’