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1 – 10 of 88The IMF has revised downwards its forecast for Saudi GDP growth in 2024 to 2.7% but raised its 2025 forecast to 5.5%. This reflects a positive medium-term outlook for the Gulf…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285518
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The scale of the reshuffle indicates a desire for a fresh approach to policymaking, especially as the challenges that have contributed to years of political gridlock remain…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284808
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The budget is geared towards boosting living standards ahead of the presidential elections towards the end of the year, in which President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will most likely…
Constitutional change could keep him in power until 2037, providing an opportunity to transform Uzbekistan’s socio-economic conditions. However, significant domestic and foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280766
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Sri Lanka must attend to debt restructuring as part of its four-year, USD3bn bailout programme with the Fund. The Fund’s Executive Board approved the bailout in March, roughly ten…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279489
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Many welcomed the decision, believing it reflected the authorities’ acknowledgement of social realities. The decision also builds on other changes to state-society relations, such…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279486
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Various interest groups, including the private sector, political actors and civil society organisations, are likely to put pressure on the government to reduce its revenue targets…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273323
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International relations may provide some respite. Recent visits by President Miguel Diaz-Canel to Algiers, Moscow, Istanbul and Beijing prompted several gestures that should ease…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275402
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One of the major challenges for the government in the short term will be protecting the most vulnerable sections of the population from food insecurity, amid rising prices…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273201
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With the government’s finances and governance under renewed scrutiny as a result of a recently agreed IMF bailout, two Congolese companies on August 10 announced a sizable first…