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JORDAN: King can manage protests, but not the economy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES235205
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This comes as an austerity drive, including a controversial law to expand income tax coverage, has sparked the most serious protests the kingdom has faced since the 2011 Arab…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240619
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JORDAN: Regional approach will maintain key aid flows
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278578
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However, Jordan continues to receive ongoing donor support and is beginning to make progress on some structural weaknesses, such as energy imports and poor tax collection, while…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243118
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Despite a series of IMF programmes since 1989, public sector debt levels have climbed to worrying heights, driven by deficits on both fiscal and current account accounts. Jordan’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270291
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The government is suffering a wave of popular anger after its austerity programme caused days of countrywide protests. Changing ministers is a standard royal method to deflect…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235249
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JORDAN: Fiscal woes could endanger stability