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ARGENTINA: IMF urgings will clash with political needs
Given his low popularity, Bolsonaro adopted a series of measures to mitigate the effects of accelerating inflation, economic slowdown and increasing poverty. The objectives are…
Although styled as the more 'business-friendly' candidate, Macri will face numerous challenges in making rapid macroeconomic changes, despite the need to do so. Since 2003, when…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206839
ISSN: 2633-304X
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BRAZIL: Pre-election economic prospects are poor
Prospects for Mexico in 2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226001
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The economy is at a crossroads: high unemployment and increasing poverty are generating pressures for greater income transfers, but the delicate fiscal position is generating…
Former centre-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva starts the race as the favourite, while a crowded centre-right field will spend months trying, and likely failing, to unify…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265477
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BRAZIL: Spending fears raise diverging priorities
Doubts over the extent of recovery from a double-digit contraction this year are complicating efforts to renegotiate debt with the IMF and present a plausible economic policy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257353
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The Brazilian economy has been negatively impacted by external shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic and supply-chain constraints, as well as by poor domestic performance…