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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…
The army now has a central role in combating crime groups, 22 of which have been categorised as terrorist organisations. The move has been widely welcomed, but militarisation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284671
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Much of this work must be done by subnational and private sector actors, including companies, and state and local governments. The latter have made measured progress on ramping up…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284378
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The initiative indicates the degree to which the sector has assumed strategic importance in terms of both energy security and the achievement of climate change targets, although…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283411
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This has reenergised the fractious US debate on crypto legislation and regulation. Meanwhile, cryptocurrencies are emerging from their most recent ‘winter’, with the price of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283930
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone with President Ilham Aliyev, to raise "points of concern" in "enduring" US relations with Azerbaijan, the State…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283913
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Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or PML(N) party and a three-time former prime minister, appears to have the backing of the politically powerful…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284894
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Hedge funds are systemically important participants in financial markets and their preference for leverage amplifies their impact, especially when interest rate changes prompt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286470
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The SEC is one of several independent federal agencies being targeted by conservative legal activists seeking to shrink federal government powers and undermine the Biden…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282924
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A Central Bank regulation reaffirming the euro as sole legal tender has alarmed Kosovo’s Serbs who see it as a direct threat to their existence and is jeopardising already complex…