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1 – 10 of 11In 2021, the last year for which data are available, a record 517,000 robots were installed in manufacturing facilities globally. A new study focusing on the United States finds…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282434
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Real GDP surged by 15% in 2021 and 12% in 2022, then by 4% in 2023. With inflation easing, risks of social instability have probably fallen over the past year, but growth looks…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285253
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The Saudi space programme has helped build ties with China and Russia, while maintaining projects with US private-sector companies. The programme is another element in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280899
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While this could help decarbonise the country’s industry and attract investments in offsetting projects, the exclusion of the agriculture and livestock sector from the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284959
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Hun Manet is Hun Sen’s eldest son. He was the presumed political heir to his father for nearly a decade, but his election as an MP in the July 23 parliamentary polls, where the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281513
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Eastern EU countries are facing long-term development challenges related to institutional capacity and the quality of governance, in addition to more immediate concerns about…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280799
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President Xi Jinping first used the concept on an inspection visit in Heilongjiang province in September 2023. The NPF concept recognises that China's existing growth model cannot…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285459
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Adams wants to tell potential migrants in the region that New York is “at capacity”. Last week’s heavy flooding underscored the frailties of the city’s 19th-century…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282439
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Though the level of increase is disputed, it is unarguable that emissions per passenger on private jets are a multiple of those for passengers on commercial airlines. Partly for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282335
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Lower demand for office space, the unprecedentedly sharp increase in rates, and pressure for buildings to upgrade to meet environmental regulations and compete with home working…