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1 – 10 of 90Faced with the diminution of foreign currency reserves, the government has taken steps to encourage exporters to repatriate the dollars they earn abroad and place them within the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286561
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban want production to expand to 19,000 b/d shortly. They are counting on the extractives sector to help boost revenue and shore up the flailing economy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284299
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Tbilisi has authorised flights by two smaller Russian airlines, exacerbating fears of the potential for sanctions evasion. That follows the easing of Russia’s visa regime for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279752
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According 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
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This marked a return, broadly, to the economic performance seen before the drastic pandemic-induced fluctuation seen in 2020 and 2021 (which saw a contraction of 8.2% and growth…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281326
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At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281234
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Lavrov's positive comments highlight the Georgian Dream party's equivocal stance on the Ukraine war. The party has emerged relatively unscathed from a year of domestic and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275396
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The WB6 have weathered the double shock of COVID and the Ukraine war yet weakening external demand, high inflation and tighter financing conditions are dampening growth.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278563
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High fiscal financing needs and an USD800mn external bond maturity in January 2023 increase the risk of default given the country’s limited access to financial markets. According…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274559
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Georgia's positive economic outlook.