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The cost will increase pressure on households already experiencing declining real incomes and worrying about the military mobilisation which the government says has taken 300,000…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274487
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Plans for the next three years point to a rebalancing in the structure of expenditure, with greater emphasis on spending on health, education and support for the economy. Federal…
Forecasts of modest GDP growth next year assume a recovery in domestic investment, driven primarily by government spending to deliver a six-year growth and development strategy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239846
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Belarus's pension system.
Opposition to the retirement age increase is widespread, with frequent street protests, Communist successes in the regional elections and talk of a referendum. President Vladimir…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238513
ISSN: 2633-304X
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While international reserves are healthy, that portion held in sovereign wealth funds to support budgetary spending has been severely depleted by government drawdowns, and one of…
Concern about the need to preserve one of the SWFs to support the pension system is probably a major reason behind the rejection. The Ministry of Economic Development had already…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200072
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Not just Kremlin opponents but even its supporters have organised nationwide protests against the government's plan to raise the retirement age. The demonstrations do not…
Russian consumer trends.
Modest outlook for consumption in Russia