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1 – 10 of 64A key driving factor was soaring government consumption ahead of the February general election, which included the race to succeed Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo as president, won by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287205
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POLAND: Government may regret targeting central banker
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES286134
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In the March 31 municipal elections, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), to which Imamoglu belongs, gained 37.8% of the vote nationally, beating the AKP in its…
The NBP is not cutting interest rates further partly because of tensions with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government, following the defeat of the nationalist Law and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285741
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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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Kazakhstan’s economy has weathered well the turbulences created by the war in Ukraine. A new context for the country’s traditional aspirations to balance and diversify economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280435
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Despite these positive signals, governance and effective policy-making could prove challenging in other areas.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280054
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Lower wholesale natural gas prices have improved balance-of-payments and fiscal positions and driven down inflation rates in Central Europe (CE). Financial markets are pricing in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276156
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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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The changes come amid deep concerns over respect for the rule of law, entrenched macroeconomic frailties and ongoing unrest across the country. They also continue a pattern of…