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The president’s utterances mark a shift from his previous calls for a roundtable dialogue with opposition protest leaders, who on June 7 organised the largest mass protest since…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244762
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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The move, designed to help meet IMF loan conditions, triggered two weeks of protests by indigenous movements, trade unions, students and others, which brought the country to a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247114
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Razzaz was appointed after the dismissal of his predecessor following June's nationwide protests. These were ostensibly united around a common rejection of a new income tax law…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236327
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Ecuador's economic difficulties.
LEBANON: Chaotic protests and sectarianism will rise
COSTA RICA: Economic moves will bring further protests
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES256653
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ECUADOR: Economic moves may spark protests
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES246834
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The economy faces chronic problems of low growth, joblessness and declining living standards, resulting in periodic protests. Its heavy dependence on foreign aid, especially from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280803
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe was prime minister and acting leader when he announced the restrictions. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had days earlier resigned as president in the face of…