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1 – 10 of 11This is below the medium-term target of average annual real GDP growth of 6%, with economic performance largely affected by poor agricultural harvests. There was a modest recovery…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287009
ISSN: 2633-304X
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MOROCCO: Government will prioritise aid management
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281844
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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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OMAN: Muscat aims to manage economic protests quietly
The economic and social impact of COVID-19 -- and especially the crushing effect on global oil markets -- comes amid worsening US-Iran tensions. Internally, political deadlock and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252148
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TUNISIA: Phosphate decline may stir unrest in interior
The social unrest is partly the result of rising unemployment and poverty, worsened by the COVID-19 crisis. Political gridlock has also prevented the country from undertaking…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259252
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It also looked at government-proposed amendments to another law aiming to reduce the scope for tax evasion in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone. Recent developments including the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261608
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ALGERIA: Heightened repression will fuel protests
However, labour market figures for this period indicate the effect of the pandemic on the public has been considerably more severe than the GDP data suggest.