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ARGENTINA: IMF doubts will mount amid economic woes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285416
ISSN: 2633-304X
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President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who legally cannot seek re-election, will focus on promoting his favoured presidential candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, potentially…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283314
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Lebanon also only has a caretaker government with restricted powers, at a time when the economy has contracted for four consecutive years. A staff-level IMF package worth USD3bn…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273730
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The fire has exacerbated electricity black-outs amid widespread shortages of food and other basic items. The government response to the crisis has so far included opening up…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272389
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The success is reducing the Gini coefficient from 0.61 in 2002 was based mainly on reducing poverty through greater state investment and increased employment, rather than measures…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267886
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The moves raised concerns that Bolsonaro was preparing the ground for a new coup as he faced growing criticism of his mishandling of the pandemic and the economic and social…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260613
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After winning over 48.2% of the national vote in the 2019 general elections, the FdT’s vote share dropped to only 31.8%. Recriminations are rife within the government, as well as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264082
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Latin America's most serious health challenge -- obesity.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209576
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With numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths still relatively low, there is strong support for the restrictions in place despite their economic cost. The gradual reopening…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251948
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The economic effects were immediate: a sharp outflow of portfolio capital, which generated exchange rate devaluation of 27.3% in three months; a contraction in GDP, driven down by…