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Prospects for South-east Asia in 2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216044
ISSN: 2633-304X
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JORDAN: New prime minister will be business-as-usual
The reconfiguration had been expected for months. Anwar is counting on it to help improve governing capacity and strengthen his relations with political allies. A key partner in…
The new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin of the Pheu Thai Party, has taken the additional role of finance minister, promising to implement key campaign promises regarding the…
There have been protracted negotiations following strikes by teachers last year. Concerns over continued disruption to education and possible contagion to other sectors are…
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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Having passed a moderately expansionary 2018 budget, the government on January 1 started to levy value-added tax (VAT). It also cut subsidies on petroleum products.
Prospects for North Africa in 2020.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247698
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The economy faces chronic problems of low growth, joblessness and declining living standards, resulting in periodic protests. Its heavy dependence on foreign aid, especially from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280803
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Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017.