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Canadian banks have weathered the pandemic with less disruption to growth and earnings than originally forecast. Recent acquisitions point to where future strategic growth may be…
Impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251245
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Khartoum has benefited from a fixed per-barrel transit fee given falling oil prices, but the Sudanese economy has yet to recover from the shock caused by South Sudan's secession…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB195855
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The closing of internal and external borders in response to COVID-19 has heightened a longstanding skills deficit in key industries, with implications for wage levels, prices and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265487
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An El Nino system usually leads to lower rainfall and higher daytime temperatures, often causing severe droughts which last for months and can reduce agricultural output…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281286
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The government initiated the talks with a view to defusing tensions in domestic politics. Opposition parties boycotted the one-sided presidential election in 2014 that brought…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205753
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This complicates electoral preparations ahead of presidential polls on February 21. The contest is likely to be tense given recent clampdowns on regime critics, including the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207932
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Beijing is continuing its state-led drive to build up its domestic chip industry capabilities with more centralised control and oversight.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278995
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Competition between Japanese and Chinese companies in the global market is increasing, but their bilateral trade reveals that the division of labour and economic interdependence…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233560
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The central finding of the report is that an ageing population will create economic and budgetary challenges for the government in the coming decades as workforce participation…