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Russia supplies close to 20% of the supply of Class 1 nickel which is used for batteries. By March 8, the nickel price spiked to USD100,000 per tonne, partly due to some covering…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268060
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The trade bans have not thus far affected production of commodities critical to the manufacturing process, such as high-purity quartz (HPQ). Development and mining of this mineral…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275102
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This comes after weeks of protests against enforcement of the policies and worsening economic data. The government did not prepare the public for the sudden policy transition…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274655
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The private pensions system.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225060
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The Western Cape province has been declared a disaster area as it deals with its worst drought for over 100 years. The provincial government run by the Democratic Alliance (DA…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221292
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Record imports by China caused demand to exceed supply, creating a market deficit of 1.2% (278,000 tonnes) in 2020. Dollar weakness in the second half of 2020 added to nominal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258973
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The economy is not showing serious ill effects from the overspill of the conflict in Gaza or recent aid cuts. The government may even have derived some additional financial…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285958
ISSN: 2633-304X
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India's new electric vehicle promotion plan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243348
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Current levels are three times the range necessary to incentivise mining investment. Despite the challenges faced by car markets, undermined by the ongoing semiconductor chip…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267422
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The policy involves restricting exports of certain raw materials in an attempt to encourage greater value-added processing domestically. The government banned exports of nickel…