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1 – 10 of 14President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration aims to remedy a chronic shortage of doctors in South Korea. Public opinion is firmly behind Yoon, but the KMA has enjoyed past success in…
CZECH REPUBLIC: Fiscal consolidation to move forward
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279106
ISSN: 2633-304X
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe was prime minister and acting leader when he announced the restrictions. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had days earlier resigned as president in the face of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272297
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The regulation will need parliament’s endorsement by the end of its current session to become permanent legislation. In 2021, the Constitutional Court ordered the government to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275406
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SOUTH AFRICA: Fiscal challenges are mounting
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES251949
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on March 15 declared a state of national disaster and announced stringent measures to help combat the outbreak. While South Africa is relatively well…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251463
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Yet President Julius Maada Bio’s administration still needs further contributions to fund its COVID-19 response plan. Meanwhile, tensions between the ruling Sierra Leone People’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253563
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In August, it asked the IMF for a USD1.75bn credit under the Extended Fund Facility. This will come on top of the USD504mn approved by the IMF for emergency financial assistance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255001
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The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…
President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had been under escalating pressure from business and organised labour to reopen the economy fully, justified the relaxation by citing reductions in…