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The bill will be debated when the new legislature elected in the June 6 mid-term elections is sworn in and starts sessions in September. Besides this bill, the Senate (upper…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261996
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Student protests in Bangladesh.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238382
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Nigeria will be the 15th country to launch a pilot of central bank digital currency (CBDC); China was the first major economy to do so. A further 68 central banks are in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263446
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The employment market is dominated by online platforms, not just job search apps, but transport and services platforms that link gig workers to customers. Indeed, the government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261348
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Retail sector woes.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235918
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It sees goods trade declining by 9.2% in 2020, with services trade falling by a steeper 23% from peak to trough, exacerbated by travel restrictions. The decline in domestic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257270
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In February-March, there were widespread protests after a writer detained under the law died in police custody. A handful of ambassadors in Dhaka released a joined statement…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260647
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Cryptocurrencies have lost three-fifths of their value -- upwards of USD1tn -- from their peak last November, drastic even by crypto's volatile standards. This fall provides a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270541
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This has led to a greater focus on digital strategies and the rise of ‘personal’ or ‘patchwork’ protests in which individuals share images on social media of themselves making…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254859
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The junta's grip over law and order.