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1 – 10 of 182A Central Bank regulation reaffirming the euro as sole legal tender has alarmed Kosovo’s Serbs who see it as a direct threat to their existence and is jeopardising already complex…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285888
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The report provides the first comprehensive picture of the evolution of poverty rates and income distribution since the social uprising that erupted in the country in late 2019…
Albanian tourism is booming. The country has posted Europe’s strongest growth in terms of overnight stays (the EU average was 13%). More than 60% of bookings came from foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282074
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The government projects a narrower fiscal deficit. The budget will be the last for a full fiscal year before the 2024 general election, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275818
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The largest annual rise was for food, by 30.9% (3.3% month-on-month). Many Hungarians are expecting their living standards to decline, with costs rising also for some public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272664
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The kingdom has raised the long-standing ‘sustainable development fee’ (SDF) for visitors from most countries to USD200 per night from USD65. It hopes that tourism revenue can…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273697
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The government closed the borders in December to avoid further spread of COVID-19, subsequently extending the closure through January. The move implied the loss of the entire…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259237
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Hungary’s financial and economic woes are deepening amid a second wave of COVID-19 infections, which is undermining business and consumer confidence, and threatening to derail the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257096
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The economic rebound from a 9% contraction in 2020 is mainly being driven by strong domestic demand supported by accommodative fiscal policies and higher-than-expected tourism…
The economic effects were immediate: a sharp outflow of portfolio capital, which generated exchange rate devaluation of 27.3% in three months; a contraction in GDP, driven down by…