Search results
1 – 10 of 14A 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…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287205
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or PML(N) party and a three-time former prime minister, appears to have the backing of the politically powerful…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284894
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Separately, regional leaders were somewhat reassured by the modest rapprochement between China and the United States -- influential powers in South-east Asia -- on the margins of…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283554
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Gusmao was inaugurated as premier at the start of July, after victory for his party in the May parliamentary elections. At the inauguration ceremony, President Jose Ramos-Horta…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281292
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The staff-level agreement on the package was announced on June 29, the day before an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement which Pakistan had with the IMF expired with around…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280730
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ plan to ease the fallout from the 2021 coup shows no signs of making progress, and Cambodia -- the group’s 2022 chair -- has stopped advocating…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273165
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274687
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Meanwhile, the Myanmar junta and the military-aligned Thai government are under pressure from opponents, and the Philippines is gearing up for elections. With COVID-19 vaccination…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265571
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Rebooting the economy is just one challenge facing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The junta leader-turned-civilian premier continues to come under pressure from a pro-democracy…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266195
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Meanwhile, the pandemic-hit economy remains on shaky ground, although there are signs of recovery. Elections to the Senate -- parliament’s upper house, where the government bloc…