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1 – 10 of 31He was speaking at the signing ceremony for the first USD845mn grant bolstering the national budget, under a new agreement signed this year. The Gaza war has exacerbated concerns…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283977
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The economy faces chronic problems of low growth, joblessness and declining living standards, resulting in periodic protests. Its heavy dependence on foreign aid, especially from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280803
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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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LEBANON: Sectarian elites will drive further crises
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278041
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EGYPT: Nationalisation plans will be contested
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES274984
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LEBANON: Electricity price hike will benefit budget
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273771
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IRAQ: Minor concessions cannot restore Kurds’ economy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES230517
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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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The review will take into account the effects of measures taken thus far, in particular the flotation of the Egyptian pound, and will assess the government’s budget for the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220284
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Razzaz was appointed after the dismissal of his predecessor following June's nationwide protests. These were ostensibly united around a common rejection of a new income tax law…