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1 – 10 of 14The 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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Only India and China have higher projections. Indonesia recorded GDP growth of just over 5% year-on-year in January-March, with robust consumer and government spending helping to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279723
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GDP growth slowed to 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter. The slowdown was mainly due to the decline in exports, with Vietnam’s top export markets -- the United States, the EU…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279855
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Securing debt restructuring agreements is a key condition of the four-year, USD3bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme which the IMF’s Executive Board approved in March…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280445
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HUNGARY: Interest-rate cap will frustrate MNB policy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES274228
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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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Some observers fear Nepal could soon end up in a full-blown economic crisis such as that now affecting Sri Lanka, which recently suspended external debt servicing. Kathmandu, like…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270224
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Indonesia is the G20’s president this year. It is set to host the 17th G20 summit in Bali in late October.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266869
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Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell to USD1.6bn at end-November, enough to finance only about one month’s imports. Colombo has in recent years relied on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266266
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However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…