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Amid continuing concerns about public spending and debt levels, Laos’s finance ministry in mid-October enacted its largest foreign bond issue yet. An October report by the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225708
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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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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Embattled FRELIMO.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233434
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Risk firm Kroll was looking into undisclosed state loans worth 2 billion dollars, but it said that the Mozambican government did not collaborate fully with the firm's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224311
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Mozambique's debt strategy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246171
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This was legislating by decree; the announcement gave few details of the changes from the budget passed in parliament in mid-2022. The announcement did say an increase in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275011
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Renewed questions over corruption in Mexico.
Fund officials praised the government's efforts to rein in spending in response to low oil prices but said further steps were needed to ensure economic stability and improve…
High fiscal financing needs and an USD800mn external bond maturity in January 2023 increase the risk of default given the country’s limited access to financial markets. According…