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The scheme was born out of the populist politics of former President John Magufuli (2015-21) but its realisation under Samia reflects a combination of the president’s own…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284526
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The paper highlights the labour system’s role in perpetuating poverty in Mexico, where more than half of the economically active population is poor despite being employed. The…
Latin America’s population is ageing rapidly amid declining birth rates and rising life expectancy. This is driving a need for urgent action to prevent demographic changes…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285438
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Government institutions located in the capital, Khartoum, where major fighting persists, have been severely disrupted. Some have tried to relocate and re-establish themselves in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285155
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This is having highly negative economic and social consequences, with problematic implications for long-term growth and stability. The country’s already extreme inequality is…
The Brazilian financial system, which is still dominated by five state and private banks, saw slower loan growth and worsening asset quality in 2023 due to high inflation and…
To that end, in early October, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), together with five other ministry-level government bodies, published an Action Plan for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283071
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Services including healthcare, entertainment and travel flourished while the share of housing in overall consumption fell, reflecting property-market troubles. Markedly lower…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285173
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Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285712
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Some of these risks are found in the tension between the properties of these new AI systems and existing regulatory frameworks or specific socio-economic concerns, such as…