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1 – 8 of 8The 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 political establishment has given strong backing to the budget cuts ordered by Abadi. The 2016 budget has been amended to account for the collapse of Iraq's planned 2016…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208310
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Lourenco took power a month previously and shortly afterwards appointed his first cabinet, with many ministers and state secretaries who served under his predecessor…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225461
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This has increased pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to fast-track reforms amid worsening unemployment and inequality. Meanwhile, ongoing security crises…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253508
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Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265641
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These attacks, which demonstrate the government's inability to secure inner Baghdad, come on the heels of the April 30 overrunning of parliament by protesters gathered by Shia…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211078
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Prospects for Iraq in 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240083
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Promised extra food rations have yet to appear, deepening economic pressure on households. Last year’s twin shocks of the pandemic and oil-price collapse contributed to a fiscal…