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1 – 10 of 22According to the constitution, the presidential contest must take place in September-October, but parliamentary elections are not due until 2025. President Ranil Wickremesinghe…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285553
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The 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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The bailout’s second tranche cannot be released until the review is complete. Separately, the government is battling accusations that it is protecting individuals who helped…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282414
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The address laid out the new administration’s policy objectives for the coming year and Marcos’s broad goals for his six-year term. It gave little indication of the president’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271965
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He urged Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to help resolve a long-running impasse over whether gas from the Greater Sunrise gas field should be refined in East Timor or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273298
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FRANCE: National debate poses risks
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES241188
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Speaking before Congress on February 13, Guzman said Argentina had the willingness but not the ability to repay debt. He proposed a gradual path to a balanced budget, to be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250693
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Nigeria’s land borders have been closed since August 2019, officially to check indiscriminate smuggling of goods into the country. The closures have been blamed in part for rising…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258209
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Conservatives have also pledged to support reforming the Senate as a non-partisan body and allow Trudeau to use his sizeable House of Commons majority to set policy without Senate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206586
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However, despite some progress, these ambitions face serious obstacles.