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The impact of Pix has been transformative for the financial system and the payments landscape in Brazil, and it has gained praise from the IMF for its positive impact on financial…
Experienced journalists have labelled this the worst disinformation event they have experienced. The spread of inaccurate information online has made monitoring the unfolding…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283260
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Lukashenka has constructed a highly centralised and authoritarian system built on strong relations with Moscow. However, hopes for a more democratically inclined successor are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283850
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The researchers found that the heatwave would likely not have occurred if global temperatures remained at pre-industrial levels. Several factors worsened the heatwave’s impact and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286622
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The energy sector underperforms its potential owing to chronic leadership instability, endemic corruption and stifling bureaucracy. Despite this, Algeria has experienced a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284070
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One driving factor of this risk is that in 2024 over 4 billion people -- around half the world's population -- will be able to vote in elections. These polls will take place at a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285321
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X is suspected of breaching obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to counter illegal content and disinformation. Other concerns include the suspected deceptive…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284112
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With the economy a central issue for many voters, Biden is stressing his administration’s focus on place-based economic development (PBED), an approach to shaping the economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286564
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Nicaraguan lawmakers approved a Chinese loan for a new airport last month, negotiations with Honduras over an FTA are progressing and the new government of Guatemala -- Taiwan’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286056
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Initial funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which contains much of the Biden administration’s clean energy agenda, became available during 2023. Much of the…