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This marks the eighth annual budget since Prime Minster John Key's National Party-led government took office in November 2008. New Zealand's fiscal position has strengthened…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211424
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Increased economic optimism will be welcomed by Prime Minister Bill English, who is hoping that his National Party will win a fourth consecutive term in government this September…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221647
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NEW ZEALAND: Key exit could shake ruling party lead
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES216472
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The unexpected departure of a popular prime minister opens up more space for opposition parties in the next election due by early November 2017. On Key’s watch, New Zealand…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216513
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The figure is the 22nd consecutive month of record-setting immigration, and the main opposition party, the New Zealand Labour Party, has called for more active adjustment of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211975
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At least part of the support would be from the Fund’s new Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). Several media reports have described Dhaka’s move as a request for a bailout…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271902
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Fiscal pressures are causing controversy in Puerto Rico, but so too is fiscal policy-making. On July 5, Governor Ricardo Rossello announced that he would seek a court injunction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236100
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Two of the most pressing issues will be reforms to EU fiscal rules and Poland's challenge to the primacy of EU law.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265710
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The Eurosceptic right-wing parties are likely to lead the next government, and there are significant concerns in Brussels and other EU capitals regarding what such a government’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272008
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This seventh successive monthly increase takes the RBA’s benchmark cash rate to a nine-year high. With inflation now expected to exceed even the more recent RBA forecasts, further…