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The new EU directive requires those member states that have a statutory minimum wage to set it in relation to indicative reference values, such as a basket of goods and services…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272953
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Czech response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252812
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Hungary’s inflation rate was the EU’s highest in spring 2021. Spending promises and tax cuts ahead of elections due by spring 2022 are widening the budget deficit. Prime…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263216
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Some countries are dipping into recession, while others are likely to manage modest growth. Their various policy and real-economy responses point to different strengths and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276546
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The most high-profile news to come out of the sector in 2022 was Citigroup’s decision in January to sell its local retail operations, a process that is still ongoing.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277946
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This is positive news for the country, which experienced a sharp economic decline in 2020 and had been struggling to bolster economic activity for several years before that. New…
Slovakia’s Soviet inheritance has exposed it to the massive economic fallout from the Kremlin’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, its efforts to squeeze natural gas supplies…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273565
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The government is under pressure to raise the minimum wage.
Hampl was interviewed on August 29, after the CNB announced its first rate rise in more than nine years on August 3. He said faster growth made debating further monetary policy…
The sharp increase in poverty and measures to alleviate it will be among the most pressing issues facing the new government that takes office on December 10. However, it is only…