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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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Syriza government, trailing by a margin of around 10 percentage points (pp), has abandoned its commitment to creditors to reduce pensions and taxes in exchange for debt relief…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244435
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International agreement that all unconstitutional transfers should be condemned and punished is being tested by carefully designed takeovers that appear to adhere to democratic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254962
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The debate has been delayed by November 14 midterm elections. However, the budget has already been criticised both by the opposition, which considers the forecasts excessively…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265104
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The domestic bond market has recently faced massive sell-offs amid increasing doubts over the sustainability of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) signed with the IMF in March; the…
Tensions between the governing Georgian Dream (GD) coalition, President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Kadagidze have risen rapidly in recent months, sparked by the government's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB202881
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) economy is increasingly diversified, not least with the imposition of VAT since January 1 -- albeit at a low initial level of 5%. Fiscal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229164
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The second phase of the current bailout, extended until end-June, foresees a final installment of 7.2 billion euros (8.2 billion dollars) in exchange for fiscal and structural…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199435
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This has temporarily boosted the supply of forex, causing the naira to appreciate in the parallel market around December. However, this proved short-lived, with the CBN resorting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259421
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Sierra Leone's new president