2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Angola

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Angola is a constitutional republic. In August 2017 the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola party won presidential and legislative elections with 61 percent of the vote. The ruling party’s presidential candidate Joao Lourenco took the oath of office for a five-year term in September 2017, and the party retained a …

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Fiscal Transparency Report

REPORT DIVISION FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS Fiscal transparency informs citizens how government revenues and tax revenues are spent and is a critical element of effective public financial management.  Transparency provides citizens a window into government budgets and helps hold governments accountable.  It helps build market confidence and sustainability.  The Congressionally mandated …

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