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The rate of decline has slowed in recent months, but household demand remains weak. Consumer optimism is more positive than in many other countries hit by the pandemic, but…
South Africa is not alone: NCDs are rising across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), creating new health care needs, as well as social and economic challenges.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213285
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Post-pandemic, UFF companies have further increased the speed of production and distribution cycles to achieve record sales, while the main fast fashion brands are trying to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284761
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Real interest rates -- which matter more for economic activity -- remain negative. Real rates have been declining for centuries. While they are currently negative, this could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275029
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The government regards joining the OECD as a national objective. Having opened accession negotiations in January 2022 and received its roadmap that June, the publication last…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286221
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A profile of Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206736
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In human terms, these indicators represent lost income, financial insecurity and a fall in present and expected future living standards. The wave of protests last month…
Poorer households' consumption rose markedly under the centre-left governments of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia (2003-10). Some argue this depoliticised the poor; the new…
The market for luxury goods in China.
This was the first acceleration after twelve consecutive declines and was driven by an 11% rise in the prices of services. The war in Ukraine has exposed Russia’s consumers to…