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1 – 10 of 30Last year, these transfers hit a record level, as Moscow issued extra money to help regions cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, but this was still not enough to cover all their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262168
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Central project planning and its impact on regional finances.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249883
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The amendments, approved by Congress last month, include the elimination of the Health Institute for Wellbeing (INSABI). Its functions will be transferred to a specific body of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279467
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Last month Carillion, the United Kingdom’s second-largest construction and outsourcing firm, went into liquidation. It employed 43,000 people and had 2017 revenues of 5.2 billion…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230001
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The pandemic has strengthened Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s position in the short term. However, the government has done little on the economic front; a conservative stimulus…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252906
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Although cases and mortality per capita in Africa have been low compared to Europe and the Americas, the pandemic has exposed underlying vulnerabilities in health systems…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266084
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In June, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), took over four domestic football clubs, including Al Hilal. The PIF is aggressively targeting European…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280832
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These talks have stalled over the scope of tariff reforms and conflicting bilateral agreements. However, following the likely demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218128
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The 2021 budget implies a significant fiscal adjustment, with the primary deficit falling from 7-8% of GDP in 2020 to 4.5% in 2021, mainly due to the end of the pandemic relief…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257772
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President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), who legally cannot seek re-election, will focus on promoting his favoured presidential candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, potentially…