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CZECH REPUBLIC: Fiscal consolidation to move forward
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279106
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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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SOUTH AFRICA: Budget gains wide investor approval
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES259794
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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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The move followed days of protests in response to plans for tax reforms designed to rein in the country’s burgeoning fiscal deficit.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256797
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However, cuts to the social grants budget and a continued focus on the planned three-year wage freeze for civil servants has annoyed (among others) the ruling ANC's ‘Tripartite…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259790
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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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Chamisa’s call comes amid worsening political and economic crises and rising public frustration with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling ZANU-PF. Meanwhile, Mnangagwa’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250170
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The negotiations follow the government’s refusal last year to pay the final annual tranche of a previous three-year deal. Containing the public-sector wage bill is seen as key for…