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1 – 9 of 9According to a debt sustainability analysis published by the IMF in May, Laos is in debt distress. Years of rapid growth in borrowing to fund infrastructure development…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280381
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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One of the major challenges for the government in the short term will be protecting the most vulnerable sections of the population from food insecurity, amid rising prices…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273201
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EU reform’s likely consequences for the four Central European member states.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225154
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Since its introduction in February, the local real-time gross settlement (RTGS) dollar, a de facto new local currency, has lost over 60% of its value relative to the US dollar on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244607
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These shocks will sustain already heightened reform pressures on the government during a period of diminishing public revenue. Security crises across various states and regions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257599
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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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This exceeds overall consumer price inflation of 15.9%. Besides causing public alarm, high food prices could indicate that Turkey is barely managing to feed its growing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236621
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Meanwhile, the government is struggling to mitigate economic collapse. Nearly half the population is close to hunger, although international aid has helped prevent a worse…