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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267070
ISSN: 2633-304X
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In August, it asked the IMF for a USD1.75bn credit under the Extended Fund Facility. This will come on top of the USD504mn approved by the IMF for emergency financial assistance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255001
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Real GDP surged by 15% in 2021 and 12% in 2022, then by 4% in 2023. With inflation easing, risks of social instability have probably fallen over the past year, but growth looks…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285253
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Through a much-tightened budget, the outgoing centre-right government of President Sebastian Pinera is attempting to set Chile on a post-pandemic course back to fiscal…
Successful use of EU funds is vital to putting the economy on an improved trajectory, but Italy has a poor record on absorbing EU funds. Failure would compound the country's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258104
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While the G20's new Common Framework for Debt Treatments provides a new mechanism for debt restructuring, it also requires Zambia to convince the IMF that it has disclosed all of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257855
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President Edgar Lungu’s debt-laden administration has attempted to secure a 1.3-billion-dollar funding package for over a year. However, Fund concerns about a lack of transparency…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236182
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This boosts President Edgar Lungu's re-election prospects in August, but ZCCM-IH will struggle to find a 'strategic partner' to replace Glencore. Mounting public debt will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259136
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These shocks will sustain already heightened reform pressures on the government during a period of diminishing public revenue. Security crises across various states and regions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257599
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Falling bond yields suggest some return of confidence after the government's legislation of further cuts and reforms, and the successful conclusion of the second review of…