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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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Former President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-18) in 2011 introduced the ‘Victims' Law’ to transfer ownership of 6.5 million hectares of land to victims of Colombia’s armed conflict…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288266
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Subnational governments and decentralisation.
Opposition victories, especially those that remove long-standing authoritarian regimes, have been associated with democratic strengthening, with transfers of power shown to boost…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254306
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Tax tensions.
In an unexpected move, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was granted house arrest on July 8 after serving three years of a 14-year prison sentence linked to violent anti-government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222098
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The government is trying to transfer the benefits of low international crude prices to customers without jeopardising the finances of Pakistan's oil marketing firm. It hopes that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197488
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The economy is at a crossroads: high unemployment and increasing poverty are generating pressures for greater income transfers, but the delicate fiscal position is generating…
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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Zimbabwe cash crisis.