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Peaceful protests took place as planned yesterday, the seventh anniversary of the fall of the Ben Ali regime. The new wave of austerity demonstrations is the latest in a string of…
The impact of farm protests in Paraguay.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224128
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Prayut earlier this month reshuffled his cabinet. New appointments to the finance and energy ministries will have a key role in spurring post-pandemic economic recovery.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254778
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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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Ecuador's economic difficulties.
This came shortly after Prime Minister Hassan Diab addressed the nation, promising a 1.2-trillion-Lebanese pound (400-million-dollar) stimulus plan -- although it was unclear how…
The government is facing increasingly bitter schisms within the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) as it goes into a presidential election year. The holiday period…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227822
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Activists had threatened more protests if progress were not achieved by that deadline. There have been no reforms as yet and a new draft income-tax law offered for public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238676
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Both reflecting and channelling recent localised protests about various issues, this movement of non-party youth has become a focal point for growing frustration with President…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257565
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The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…