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Labor’s changes reduce help for higher earners and instead prioritise workers on low and middle incomes. Parties on the political right have condemned the move, but opinion polls…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285460
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CHILE: Fiscal proposal may fare better than the last
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES280978
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Despite these positive signals, governance and effective policy-making could prove challenging in other areas.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280054
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Expectations for 2024 suggest lower inflation than last year, but risks persist. The OECD forecasts moderate GDP growth, highlighting inflation and interest rate concerns. Minimum…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284490
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The measures, presented by the government in August, envisage taxing “exclusive closed-end funds” belonging to individuals resident in Brazil (often just one investor or their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282440
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The government has posted the first fiscal surplus in years, inflation has declined and foreign currency reserves have risen from USD21.0bn in mid-December to USD28.5bn. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285892
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The new rules, which include steeper taxes on foreign purchases of existing domestic properties, are part of a Labor strategy intended to free up more housing stock. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284915
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LLA has capitalised on growing discontent with politics after over a decade of economic stagnation, high inflation and increasing poverty. Milei’s discourse against what he calls…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279171
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Latvia’s second female prime minister leads an ideologically diverse coalition led by her centrist New Unity (JV) party, and including the left-wing Progressives (PRO) and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282515
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The government proposes banning new contracts for thermal coal exploitation, shortening timeframes for mining exploration and introducing new environmental regulations that could…