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This is preventing the country from taking full advantage of strong copper prices to the benefit of both the trade balance and fiscal revenues. Recent figures from Codelco, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273695
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Stainless steel production in China and Indonesia rose in the final months of 2020, tightening the market. Softer recent prices for stainless steel and NPI suggest near-term…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258627
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Economic activity and steel demand slumped and then rebounded in the OECD as COVID-19 restrictions were introduced and then relaxed. Supply chain bottlenecks hit steel mills and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267758
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The outlook for Codelco.
The economy is increasingly dependent on the mining sector and on mineral sales to China. The domestic economy remains hampered by depressed internal demand.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286471
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The aim is to reduce dependence on imports from China and Russia. The executive branch can now channel up to USD750mn to firms developing domestic sources of lithium, nickel…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268574
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The copper market.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243187
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The Zambian authorities have introduced a range of new taxes and royalties to try to capture a higher share of a rising copper price and help ease the government's burgeoning debt…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241081
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The price has remained tepid since the metal’s value doubled during the first year of the pandemic. However, for the first time since 2018, the price of platinum is nearing parity…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286895
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Exports last year reached record levels, although imports were almost as high. President Luis Arce's government has had some success in reducing the fiscal deficit, but this too…