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ARGENTINA: Soaring poverty will worsen absent recovery
Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285006
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Many centrist and reformist candidates have been disqualified or declined to stand. This, together with the poor state of the economy and resentment over money spent abroad on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285528
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With Milei now predicting six months of stagflation and up to two years to reduce inflation from triple digits, dollarisation appears to have been shelved. Instead, he seems…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283767
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The programme's successful completion demonstrates the government's ability to deliver on reforms despite a difficult environment and clears the way for debt relief under the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283037
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A widening income gap, coupled with a sluggish economy over the past two years, will be a disadvantage for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan’s presidential…
Bond markets have responded positively to Milei’s victory, followed by the announcement that he would re-privatise state oil company YPF and other companies, but domestic exchange…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283523
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Negative growth was seen across all major sectors, including agriculture, services and construction. On the demand side, the situation remains grim, with private investment…
Inflation has subsided owing to base effects. War, sanctions, geopolitical isolation and economic restructuring have already undermined population living standards, with poorer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279113
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Although pre-election spending normally militates against a sharp drop in growth in election years, there is little margin for this in a context of low reserves, spiralling…