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The government announced its sovereign debt restructuring proposal on April 16, including a three-year moratorium, and an average haircut of 62% on interest payments (equivalent…
Yet poor handling of the pandemic, combined with the prolonged economic downturn that has come in its wake, is testing their grip in states ranging from Belarus to Thailand and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256221
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The audit and wider structural economic reforms are preconditions for urgently needed foreign aid. Economic conditions in Lebanon are still worsening, with power cuts, food…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260652
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The pandemic appears to have further increased the size of Peru’s large informal sector, in which productivity and remuneration are both low. Earlier economic growth did not feed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264124
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The health crisis, national lockdowns and a global recession have combined to create a difficult environment in Latin America, while governments’ responses to the pandemic have…
In responding to COVID-19, the Fed, working with the Treasury, is making massive fiscal interventions. Congress has also appropriated 3 trillion dollars in aid so far.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252732
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Milei, currently a national legislator, is running on a conservative platform that would rely on deregulation, trade liberalisation and a massive reduction in government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271371
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The region’s current tax and spending policies redistribute very little. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a deep and persistent recession, despite new spending, tax cuts and monetary…
The move confirms long-held suspicions that the BoZ is subject to considerable political interference, which has increased as COVID-19 exacerbates the economic pressure on the…