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1 – 10 of 40The IMF recently recommended structural reforms to bolster the economy, which has struggled to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brunei has long been reliant on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284691
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Financial markets are betting that ending the Law and Justice (PiS) party’s eight-year rule will help unlock EU funds, strengthen Poland’s institutions and increase its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283548
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In the 1980s, the country's high-cost and high-price economy was much discussed. Decades later, Japan looks like a comparatively low-cost, low-price and low-income developed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281050
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The government has been on a borrowing spree, taking on increasingly expensive loans to address a cash crisis that has affected government service delivery and salary payments…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274317
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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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This is close to the ceiling of the target band of 2.25-5.25% set for this year. In response, the Central Bank last week raised its benchmark interest rate from a record low of…
The modest GDP increase is attributed to government support for the economy as well as steadier oil prices and the launch of production at the Kashagan oil field. Low debt levels…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217155
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Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell to USD1.6bn at end-November, enough to finance only about one month’s imports. Colombo has in recent years relied on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266266
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The impact on New Zealand's farmers of changing environmental policies.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247918
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The government nevertheless remains under pressure from domestic critics and external stakeholders because of dwindling foreign exchange (forex) reserves and a growing debt…