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1 – 10 of 57The budget keeps the deficit just inside prescribed limits despite an increase in new spending, by stepping up measures to boost revenue. Initiatives designed to target the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286531
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China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in the Balkans have mostly failed to deliver on promises of improving infrastructure. Chinese prestige in the region now relies…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259289
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Kenya's Big Four development plan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245828
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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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This has sought to guard against negative perceptions of the bloc and counteract China’s competitive ‘mask diplomacy’. The importance of EU-African health partnerships is set to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254492
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The tax amnesty could see more than 40 billion dollars in untaxed funds entering Indonesia's economy, the central bank estimates. The measure is the latest in a series of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213031
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States' revenues have fallen sharply while mandatory spending has surged; one projection sees their combined budgetary shortfall amounting to USD615bn over the next three years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253994
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Containing stimulus measures worth over CDN100bn (USD80bn), it aims to nurture and sustain a post-COVID recovery that is now expected to see growth of 6.5% this year. However, it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261043
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The stock of EM debt has multiplied since 2000, accompanied by legal difficulties for borrowers falling into distress. Some economists are calling for a complete overhaul of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259074
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Nigeria's COVID-19 response.