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The surprisingly ample victory of opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez over President Mauricio Macri in the August 11 presidential primaries triggered a currency run and a sharp…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246142
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Despite exchange rate stabilisation in the last two months, the country risk premium had remained above 800 basis points since early April, reaching a peak of 1,008 on June 3…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244950
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Massa also extended peso debt maturities through a successful debt swap. On the political front, he was able to overcome the resistance of Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272411
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Prospects for Argentina in 2020.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247769
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After financial turbulence in the first half of 2022, the economy stabilised in the second half, and the government is estimated to have met IMF policy targets for 2022. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275364
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Despite a series of IMF programmes since 1989, public sector debt levels have climbed to worrying heights, driven by deficits on both fiscal and current account accounts. Jordan’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270291
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The reforms will allow the release of fresh funding for banks and a bridging loan to meet debt obligations to the IMF and ECB. A quarter of Syriza deputies rebelled, but…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201042
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The likelihood of financial contagion from Greece.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has bought up unprecedented levels of treasury bonds but now wants to scale back its role. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is looking to international…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259784
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It was a bid to stabilise the lira. Bank deposit and credit rates have already risen sharply, and credit growth has virtually halted. As Turkey’s economic crisis takes hold, the…